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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS White Cloud quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS White Cloud SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS White Cloud quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
113 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | 0120W |
| 6 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BLACK BEAR |
| 4 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | FERRIS FIRE |
| 28 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | OSPREY NEST |
| 11 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WILCOX |
| 9 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BASELINE |
| 7 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | NO DETAIL FIRE |
| 4 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DIAMOND LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Howard Eichenberg Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Newaygo County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cloud | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Alleyton (historical) | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Brohman | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Jugville | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Aetna | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Wooster | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Woodville | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Woodland Park | 8.3 miles | 15 |
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.








