Welcome to Rapides ...

Rapides is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

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

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

Rapides is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Rapides: (318)

Communities near Rapides ...

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

• Alexandria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pineville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Ball
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
• Colfax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Woodworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
• Boyce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Pollock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
• Dry Prong
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
  • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <4>
• Creola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
  • Creola is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Creola has also been known as:
  • Creola village
• Fairmount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish

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 Rapides. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rapides.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rapides ...

Looking for more information about Rapides? 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 Rapides, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rapides.

Adding Rapides to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rapides 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 Rapides was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rapides post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rapides.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/