Welcome to Ramsay ...

Ramsay is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Ramsay is located in Gogebic County<1>.

The location of Ramsay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramsay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ramsay is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ramsay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Ramsay and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Ramsay lies within the (906) area code.

The ZIP code for Ramsay: 49959<4>

Communities Also Named Ramsay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ramsay - they are located in Alberta, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ramsay.

Communities near Ramsay ...

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

• Ironwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <5>
• Wakefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
• Hurley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Montreal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Connorville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
• Hillcrest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
• North Ironwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
  • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
• Gile
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
• Marenisco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <5>
• Lake Gogebic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
  • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County

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 Ramsay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ramsay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ramsay. 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 Ramsay.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ramsay ...

Looking for more information about Ramsay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ramsay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ramsay.

Adding Ramsay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ramsay in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ramsay was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ramsay on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramsay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ramsay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/