Ramsey, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Spirit Lake-Athol census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83858. The Survey maps it on the Hayden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hayden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Spirit Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Hayden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
140 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Ramsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 245 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | N. EDWARDS PILE |
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CHICKEN COOP |
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | EAST OHIO MATCH |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SCARCELLO |
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ALTAMONT ROAD |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ALBERTICA |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | EL DORADO |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH CIRCLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Ramsey: 9 producers, 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gish Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Powder Horn Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ramsey in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Ramsey | - | Two observer reported seeing a funnel cloud. The first was North of Hayden. 15 minutes later another report was submitted Northwest of Post Falls. There was no damage reported. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twinlow | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Garwood | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sturgeon | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Chilco | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Excelsior Beach | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Echo Beach | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| North Pole | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Silver Sands Beach | 4.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397082. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






