Welcome to Ramsay ...
Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramsay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
Ramsay is 5,330 feet [1,625 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ramsay is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Ramsay lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ramsay: 406
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, Michigan, Mississippi, 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.
- Butte - Silver Bow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Walkerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Janney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mine Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mine Creek
- From Ramsay to Mine Creek
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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Ramsay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Ramsay post office opened in 1916.
We also found Ramsay in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramsay.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Silver Bow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ramsay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |