Welcome to Ramah ...

Ramah is located in McKinley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Ramah is 6,920 feet [2,109 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ramah is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ramah lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Ramah and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Ramah: 505

Communities Also Named Ramah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Mexico communities named Ramah: This one is located in McKinley County and the other is located in Valencia County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 7 communities that are also named Ramah - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Newfoundland and Labrador, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Ramah ...

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

• Pinehill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
  • Pinehill is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehill <4>
• Black Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
• Vanderwagen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderwagen
  • Vanderwagen is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderwagen <4>
• Bread Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
  • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
• Zuni Pueblo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zuni Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
• Continental Divide
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Divide
  • Continental Divide is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental Divide <4>
• Fort Wingate
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wingate
  • Fort Wingate is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wingate <4>
• Thoreau
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoreau
  • Thoreau is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thoreau <4>
• Red Rock
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
• Church Rock
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Rock
  • Church Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Rock <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 Ramah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ramah.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ramah ...

Looking for more information about Ramah? 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 Ramah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ramah.

Adding Ramah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ramah post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ramah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/