Welcome to Rapidan ...

Rapidan is located in Culpeper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rapidan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Rapidan is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rapidan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rapidan is located in the (540) area code.

Websites for Rapidan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.culpepervachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rapidan, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rapidan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rapidan - they are located in Louisiana and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Rapidan ...

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

• Culpeper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Gordonsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Madison
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Madison Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
• Grassland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Grassland is located in Orange County
• Burnt Tree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
  • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
• Rhoadesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoadesville
  • Rhoadesville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhoadesville <4>
• Madison Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
  • Madison Run is located in Orange County
• Montpelier Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
  • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <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 Rapidan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rapidan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rapidan. 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 Rapidan.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rapidan ...

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

Adding Rapidan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rapidan 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 Rapidan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rapidan post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rapidan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/