Welcome to Ramsey ...

Ramsey is located in Ramsey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Ramsey is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ramsey is within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Ramsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Ramsey - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ramsey ...

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

• Devils Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
  • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <4>
• Leeds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
• Minnewaukan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaukan
  • Minnewaukan is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnewaukan <4>
• Oberon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Oberon is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <4>
• Brinsmade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinsmade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade
  • Brinsmade is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinsmade <4>
• Churchs Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchs Ferry
  • Churchs Ferry is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchs Ferry <4>
• Maza
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maza
  • Maza is located in Towner County
• Penn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
  • Penn is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn <4>
• Webster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Ramsey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Fort Totten
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Totten
  • Fort Totten is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Totten <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ramsey ...

Looking for more information about Ramsey? 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 Ramsey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ramsey.

Adding Ramsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ramsey 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 Ramsey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ramsey post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/