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Welcome to Ramessa ...

So far, we found very little information about Ramessa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ramessa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ramessa, please Contact Us.

Ramessa would have been located within present day Clinton County<2>.


The location of Ramessa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramessa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ramessa is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Ramessa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Ramessa still existed, it would have been in the (563) area code.

Communities near Ramessa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ramessa.

  • Bettendorf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Eldridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • De Witt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Camanche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Le Claire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
  • Port Byron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Port Byron is located in Rock Island County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <5>
  • Erie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ramessa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ramessa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ramessa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ramessa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramessa. See our Newspapers Page for Ramessa.

Adding Ramessa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ramessa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ramessa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ramessa post office opened in 1857.

We also found Ramessa in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramessa.

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ramessa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ramessa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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