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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.

Ramsey within Lyon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 22 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

20 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use1
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
7 September 1998Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSPEEDWAY
13 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionIRON
8 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresCentral Lyon County Fire Protection DistrictAPACHE
4 August 2000Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeKARL
22 August 1999Naturalunder an acreRuby Lake National Wildlife RefugeBLM 04
21 August 1992Smoking4.0 acresCarson City District OfficeTALA
15 August 1998Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSTAGECOACH
14 August 2004Naturalunder an acreCarson City District OfficeGOOSEBURY2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lyon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Flowery Range DiatomiteDiatomiteOccurrence
Gooseberry MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincProducer1906, 1967, 1990
Ramsey ProspectsUraniumOccurrence
RamseyGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Dyke MineGold, SilverProspect
Leboeuf Exploration DriftGold, SilverProspect
Ramsey Comstock MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Ramsey ShaftGold, SilverPast Producer
Ramsey-Comstock MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Shaft & ProspectsSilver, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lyon 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
Stagecoach5.8 miles22
Talapoosa6.1 miles22
Ramsey Station6.5 miles22
Nevada Station (historical)8.7 miles22
Silver Springs9.3 miles22
Fernley12.8 miles23
Weeks (historical)13.0 miles22
Marshland (historical)13.0 miles22

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.