Welcome to Long Rapids ...
Long Rapids is located in Alpena County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Long Rapids is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Long Rapids lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Long Rapids: 989
Communities near Long Rapids ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Rapids.
- Alpena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Posen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Posen is located in Presque Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <3>
- Flanders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cathro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cathro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
- Cathro is located in Alpena County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cathro
- From Long Rapids to Cathro
- McHarg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Royston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Long Rapids. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Rapids.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Rapids. 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 Long Rapids.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Rapids. See our Newspapers Page for Long Rapids.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Rapids ...
Looking for more information about Long 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 Long Rapids, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Rapids.
Adding Long Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Long Rapids 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 Long Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Long Rapids post office opened in 1873.
We also found Long Rapids in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Rapids.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alpena, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Rapids - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |