Ramsey Station, 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 Stockton Flat Well quadrangle.
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 Stockton Well quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Ramsey Station between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,906 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 102 acres | Carson City District Office | LYOX 11 |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | KARL |
| 22 August 2017 | Natural | 1,560 acres | Carson City District Office | MICRO |
| 22 July 2020 | Natural | 62 acres | Carson City District Office | CHURCHILL BUTTES |
| 16 July 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Nevada Division of Forestry - Western Region | RAMSEY WEEKS |
| 8 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Carson City District Office | HACKBERRY |
| 25 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Carson City District Office | CITRUS |
| 23 April 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Carson City District Office | RUBY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Ramsey Station: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Soldier Mine | Molybdenum, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Shaft & Prospects | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Talapoosa Deposit | Gold, Silver, Mercury, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Producer | 1864, 1926 | |
| Alkali Flat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Springs County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Section 10 Gold Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Section 12 Shafts | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Section 14 Shaft | Gold | Occurrence | Lead | |
| Churchill Butte Mine | Tungsten | Past Producer | 1941 |
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 | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Nevada Station (historical) | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Silver Springs | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Talapoosa | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Ramsey (historical) | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Marshland (historical) | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Weeks (historical) | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Bucklands Station (historical) | 7.1 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856628. 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.







