Welcome to Grand Rapids ...
Although we found mention of Grand Rapids during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Grand Rapids was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Grand Rapids to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grand Rapids, please Contact Us.
When the people of Grand Rapids refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Grand Rapidian<2>
A typical abbreviation for Grand Rapids: Grand Rpds.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Grand Rapids might be (or was) located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
We believe that Grand Rapids would be found within the (250) and (778)<3> area codes.
Communities Also Named Grand Rapids ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Grand Rapids - they are located in Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio (2) and Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Rapids.
Communities near Grand Rapids ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Grand Rapids.
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tachie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tachie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tachie
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tachie <5>
- Middle River Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle River Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle River Village
- Yekooche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yekooche
- Pinchi Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinchi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinchi came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchi
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Rapids ...
Looking for more information about Grand Rapids? 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 Grand Rapids, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Rapids.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Grand Rapids and then turned west". While Grand Rapids could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Grand Rapids as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Grand Rapids could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Grand Rapids refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Grand Rapids may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |