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Ramey, Kentucky

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Hilda-Triplett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40351. It stands on Bluebank Branch. The Survey maps it on the Farmers quadrangle.

Ramey within Rowan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

56 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Ramey between 1994 and 2020, burning about 288 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning19
Recreation and ceremony8
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBRATTON BRANCH
13 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
7 August 1999Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
11 August 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 June 2008Power generation/transmission/distribution10 acresDaniel Boone National ForestGEORGE 2
5 April 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of ForestryEXIT 133
3 April 2010Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 April 2018Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryBULL FORK #2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rowan County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ramey: 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fern Creek StoneStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Indian Creek Iron TrackIronProspect
Eastside Roadcut Clay BedClayProspect
Ellitoville GullyClayProspect

Every working recorded in Rowan County

Storms near this place

8 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ramey in 8 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRamey$45,000A large and empty farm silo along KY-1722, near the intersection with KY-211, sustained wind damage to the west side. The wind hit the silo and indented it, making it look like it took a punch. No other debris or damage was noted in the area.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRamey$15,000A large pine tree was uprooted in front of a house on Bluebank Road, just north of the intersection with Ramey Ridge Road. The tree fell southward, hitting the front porch of the house. The extent of the damage is unknown.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRamey$15,000Numerous trees were broken or snapped along KY-211 just SE of Linville Road. In addition, an older mobile home (possibly vacant) on the east side of the road sustained visible damage.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRamey$15,000The side and top of a barn was blown off along KY-1722 near the Licking River. Most of the debris was blown eastward across the road and into the trees across the street. In addition, numerous trees behind the barn and along the river received broken limbs as the wind came through.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRamey-The survey team found numerous trees uprooted and snapped between Bluebank Road and I-64, near the intersection of L. Stevens Road. The trees were generally felled to the NE, some crossing Bluebank Road and blocking the road.
July 2021Flash FloodRamey-Bluebank-Ramey School Road is closed near the 3000 block due to flash flood.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindRamey-Several trees were blown down along KY 1722 between mile markers 1 and 9 just east of Moores Ferry.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindRamey-A 61 mph wind gust was measured at the Morehead Airport.

Every storm recorded in Rowan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Slatey (historical)2.6 miles11
Farmers2.9 miles11
Sharkey3.6 miles11
Bluestone3.8 miles11
Lakeview Heights4.1 miles11
Hilda5.3 miles11
Cogswell6.6 miles11
Smile6.9 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 514833. 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.