Abandoned Record
About Ramsay
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ramsay, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Ramsay is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Ramsay
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 Ashland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wakefield sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Wakefield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Ashland sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Iron River sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Ironwood sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Wakefield sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1999 Wakefield sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Ramsay
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Michigan index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Ramsay": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).