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Ramona, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Ochelata-Ramona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74061. It stands on Nellie Bly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ramona quadrangle. 524 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 666 feet above sea level.

Ramona within Washington County

Population over time

3 figures

Ramona fell from 564 to 524 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000564
2010535-29 (-5%)
2020524-11 (-2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

17 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Ramona between 2004 and 2017, burning about 526 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning3

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
4 April 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30455
8 February 2016Arson/incendiarism1.6 acresCherokee Nation TribeCHEROKEE CASINO
27 February 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution156 acresOsage AgencyDOUBLE CREEK
25 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOsage AgencyTWENTY
19 February 2008Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresCherokee Nation TribeCHEROKEE STATION
10 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresOsage Agency3350RD
1 February 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution53 acresOsage AgencyGALLAMORE
6 December 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreOsage AgencyBED

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ramona: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

40 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ramona in 40 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2008Flash FloodRamona$50,000Heavy rain caused secondary roads east of Ramona to be washed out.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindRamona$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof at the high school and blew down several power poles.
March 2008HailRamona$15,000no account filed
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Ramona$10,000This tornado damaged the roofs of two homes and damaged the siding of another. It also snapped or uprooted several hardwood trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. Multiple storm spotters and storm chasers photographed this tornado.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindRamona$6,000In Ramona, a few trees and tree limbs were blown down. Near Jarrett Farms northwest of Vera, 12-14" diameter tree limbs were blown down, a frame fence was blown down, roof tiles were blown off a house, and a sign was blown down in front of a bed and breakfast.
April 2012HailRamona$5,000no account filed
April 2012HailRamona$5,000no account filed
October 1998Thunderstorm WindRamona$2,000The roof was blown off of a barn.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindRamona$1,000Thunderstom winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. One limb broke a car window as it fell.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindRamona$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a power pole and several large tree limbs down.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindRamona$200Trees were blown down.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRamona-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
April 2019Tornado (EFU)Ramona-This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. In Washington County, the tornado produced no known damage as it occurred over open country that was inaccessible by road. It was observed by multiple people. The tornado crossed into Rogers County north of the E 350 Road.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindRamona-Strong thunderstorm wind blew a tractor trailer off Highway 75.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindRamona-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 75 mph.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Ramona-A brief tornado was filmed by the KOTV helicopter over open country northeast of Ramona. An NWS survey team investigated the area, and was unable to find any damage in the suspected area that was accessible by road.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Ramona-This is the first segment of a two segment tornado. Several storm spotters and storm chasers photographed this tornado. An NWS damage survey team could find no damage in the Washington County segment as it remained over open country during this portion of its life cycle.
June 2008FloodRamona-The Caney River near Ramona rose above its flood stage of 26 feet at 1:15 pm cdt on the 9th. The river crested at 28.92 feet at 12:30 am cdt on the 11th. This crest classified the flood as moderate. The river fell below its flood stage at 11:45 am cdt on the 12th.
March 2008Tornado (EF0)Ramona-A storm chaser for KOTV in Tulsa reported a tornado over open country. An NWS storm survey found no damage from the tornado.
June 2007FloodRamona-The Caney River near Ramona rose above its flood stage of 26 feet at 10:50 am cdt on June 30. The river would crest at 28.89 feet on July 5.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindRamona-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a tree.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindRamona-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 2000Tornado (F0)Ramona-Television storm chasers reported a brief tornado touchdown near Ramona. No damage was reported.
April 2011HailRamona-no account filed
April 2011HailRamona-no account filed
February 2009HailRamona-no account filed
March 2008HailRamona-no account filed
March 2008HailRamona-no account filed
March 2008HailRamona-no account filed
April 2006HailRamona-no account filed
April 2006HailRamona-no account filed
April 2004HailRamona-no account filed
May 2003HailRamona-no account filed
August 2002HailRamona-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindRamona-no account filed
May 2001HailRamona-no account filed
September 1996HailRamona-no account filed
April 1995HailRamona-no account filed
April 1995HailRamona-no account filed
April 1993HailRamona-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Ochelata5.7 miles17
Vera6.0 miles19
Oglesby7.5 miles16
Matoaka10.6 miles18
Hogshooter12.2 miles16
Bartlesville15.3 miles18
Dewey18.3 miles17
Copan25.3 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on RamonaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2679978The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1097023. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.