Ramsey, Nevada
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Silver Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89429. The Survey maps it on the Martin Canyon quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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.
- 1891 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wabuska quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Churchill Butte quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carson City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Martin Canyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Ramsey (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 7,920 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | SPEEDWAY |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | IRON |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Central Lyon County Fire Protection District | APACHE |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | KARL |
| 22 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge | BLM 04 |
| 21 August 1992 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Carson City District Office | TALA |
| 15 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | STAGECOACH |
| 14 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | GOOSEBURY2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Ramsey (historical): 7 prospects, 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowery Range Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Gooseberry Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Producer | 1906, 1967, 1990 | |
| Ramsey Prospects | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Ramsey | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Dyke Mine | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Leboeuf Exploration Drift | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Ramsey Comstock Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ramsey Shaft | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ramsey-Comstock Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Shaft & Prospects | Silver, Gold | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stagecoach | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Talapoosa | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Ramsey Station | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada Station (historical) | 8.7 miles | 22 | |
| Silver Springs | 9.3 miles | 22 | |
| Fernley | 12.8 miles | 23 | |
| Weeks (historical) | 13.0 miles | 22 | |
| Marshland (historical) | 13.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 848216. 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.







