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Ramona, Michigan

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49349. The Survey maps it on the White Cloud quadrangle.

Ramona within Newaygo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

113 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Ramona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 burning61
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony9
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Arson/incendiarism3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking1
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National Forest0120W
6 August 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestBLACK BEAR
4 August 2004Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestFERRIS FIRE
28 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestOSPREY NEST
11 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestWILCOX
9 July 2001Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestBASELINE
7 July 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestNO DETAIL FIRE
4 July 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestDIAMOND LAKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newaygo County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ramona: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Burkett PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Howard Eichenberg CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Newaygo County Road Comm. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Newaygo 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
White Cloud4.0 miles14
Alleyton (historical)4.4 miles14
Brohman5.6 miles15
Jugville5.7 miles14
Aetna6.8 miles14
Wooster7.5 miles14
Woodville7.7 miles13
Woodland Park8.3 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1621338. 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.