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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ramey (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ramey. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ramey is located in Payette County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Payette County: Canyon, Gem, Washington & Malheur (OR).

Below are the counties that are near Ramey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ramey:

  • Payette County     (The home county of Ramey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramey, with the one closest to Ramey listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Buckingham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Buckingham is located in Payette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Washoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Washoe is located in Payette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
    • Payette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ada County
    • Star
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Canyon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramey, with the one closest to Ramey listed first.
    • Apple Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Apple Valley is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Parma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sand Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
    • Roswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Roswell is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
    • Notus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wilder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenleaf
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Weitz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Weitz is located in Canyon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
    • Middleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Gem County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramey, with the one closest to Ramey listed first.
    • Letha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bramwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bramwell is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
    • Emmett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Montour
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Montour is located in Gem County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
    • Sweet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Owyhee County
    • Homedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramey, with the one closest to Ramey listed first.
    • Weiser
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Weiser is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <1>
    • Eaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Eaton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Baker County (OR)
    • Huntington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Malheur County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ramey, with the one closest to Ramey listed first.
    • Ontario
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <1>
    • Nyssa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
    • Owyhee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
    • Vale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <1>
    • Adrian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Adrian is located in Malheur County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <1>
    • Jamieson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ramey, see our County-by-County Page for Ramey.

Cemeteries Near Ramey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ramey.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ramey - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ramey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ramey, with the one closest to Ramey listed first.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Washoe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Parkview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Payette.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80623 <2>
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nyssa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Falk Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parma Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Owyhee Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Boise Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Ramey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ramey.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ramey, with the one closest to Ramey listed first.

  • Ontario
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <1>
  • Payette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nyssa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <1>
  • Parma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Owyhee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Owyhee is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
  • Vale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vale is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <1>
  • Weiser
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Weiser is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <1>
  • Notus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Middleton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dell ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dell is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ramey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ramey.

Newspapers Published in Ramey ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ramey, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ramey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ramey:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Ramey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.