# Ramah

- URL: https://palmerdivideresearch.com/places/ramah/
- Also known as: O. Z. ('Old Zounds')
- Kind: Towns and settlements
- Status: Living today
- County: El Paso County, Colorado
- Point: 39.1217, -104.1658 (USGS GNIS point)
- Post office: O.Z., 1877–1889; O. Z., 1877–1889; Ramah, 1877 to today

- Updated: 2026-10-06

## What we know

PO opened Jan. 29, 1877 as O. Z., 'on the Big Sandy Creek' (Crofutt 1881); Ramah from Aug. 8, 1889; Rock Island station.

Today: Town of Ramah

## Where it was

USGS GNIS Populated Place 203671

The U.S. Geological Survey's official point for this place name.

## Nearby

- [Ramah Catholic Church](https://palmerdivideresearch.com/places/ramah-catholic-church/): 0.1 mi northeast
- [Gammon house](https://palmerdivideresearch.com/places/gammon-house/): 0.1 mi west
- [Simla](https://palmerdivideresearch.com/places/simla/): 4.6 mi east
- [St. Mary's Orthodox Church (1932)](https://palmerdivideresearch.com/places/st-marys-orthodox-church-1932/): 6.8 mi west
- [Big Sandy](https://palmerdivideresearch.com/places/big-sandy/): 7.1 mi west
- [Paint Mines](https://palmerdivideresearch.com/places/paint-mines/): 8.9 mi southwest

Source numbers (S-0000) refer to https://palmerdivideresearch.com/sources/. Compiled by Michael Christensen for Palmer Divide Research; CC BY 4.0.