Ramsey, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47166. It lies near Opossum Trial Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Depauw quadrangle. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1946 USGS Depauw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Depauw quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Ramsey in 2017, burning about 76 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 acres | Hoosier National Forest | JENNY HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ramsey: 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorite Occurrence #2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence #2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| John S. Davis Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Milltown Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ramsey in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 12 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | $25,000 | A trained spotter reported a roof was blown off a concrete block dugout at a youth softball field behind North Harrison High School. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | Multiple trees were down across northern Harrison County. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Ramsey | - | Report came in from Mping. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | Dispatch reported 5 or 6 power poles were down on State Road 64 in Ramsey. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Ramsey | - | Hail was reported in Ramsey, Indiana. |
| April 2016 | Flood | Ramsey | - | A Harrison County official reported roads with water flowing over them. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | A spotter estimated a 65mph wind gust along leading edge of squall line. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | Mesonet measured a 60 mph wind gust. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | Three trees were downed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | Numerous large trees and power lines down. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Ramsey | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairdale | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Corydon Junction | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Frenchtown | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| New Salisbury | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Depauw | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mott Station | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Central Barren | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hancock Chapel | 4.2 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ramsey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7290189 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441756. 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.






