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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ramsey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ramsey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ramsey, please Contact Us.
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 Ramsey (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 Ramsey. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ramsey is historic, it would have been located within present day Lyon County.
To see how the shape of Nevada's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Mono (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Mineral, Storey & Washoe.
Below are the counties that are near Ramsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ramsey:
- Lyon County (The home county of Ramsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Stagecoach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Silver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Fernley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Rapids City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
- Davis Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Station is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Carson City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- New Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Empire is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Empire
- Carson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
- Churchill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
- Diatom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Diatom is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
- Hazen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ragtown is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Storey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Clark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Thisby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Lockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Flowery City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flowery City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
- Lousetown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lousetown is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown
- Virginia City Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Virginia City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- American City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- American City is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American Flat ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- American Flat is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
- Washoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Wadsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hafed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Olinghouse ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
- Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
- Hidden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
- Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Sparks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Steamboat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Spanish Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
- Pleasant Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Sun Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ramsey, see our County-by-County Page for Ramsey.
Cemeteries Near Ramsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ramsey.
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 Ramsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ramsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Desert Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the west of Silver Springs.
- The Desert Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Silver Springs Cemeentery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83922 <3>
- Ft. Churchill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fernley Desert Memorial Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fraternal Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Veterans Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fireman Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireman Cemetery
- The Fireman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Exempt Firemen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <3>
- Masonic Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Virginia City.
- Virginia City Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (34 more) ...
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flowery Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83970 <3>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Ramsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ramsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ramsey, with the one closest to Ramsey listed first.
- Thisby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thisby is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
- Clarks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
- Wadsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hafed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hafed is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
- Sutro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutro is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
- Virginia City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Storey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Steamboat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Steamboat is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Huffakers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huffakers is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Anderson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Washoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson has also been known as:
- Junction House
- Sparks Ranch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ramsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ramsey.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ramsey ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ramsey.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ramsey. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ramsey and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ramsey.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Ramsey.
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 Ramsey:
- Websites specific to Nevada
- Pages specific to Lyon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carson City
- Churchill County
- Storey County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ramsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ramsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |