Welcome to Ramsey ...

Ramsey is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ramsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Ramsey is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Ramsey: (901)

Communities Also Named Ramsey ...

While we believe that this Ramsey is located in Shelby County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Ramsey. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hancock and Knox County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, 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.

• Memphis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Bartlett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Germantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <4>
• Spring Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• West Memphis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Lakeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Millington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <4>
• Atoka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Munford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <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 1889.

We also found Ramsey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/