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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Maple Rapids (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Maple Rapids. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Maple Rapids ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Maple Rapids: Maple Rpds.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Montcalm, Saginaw & Shiawassee.

Below are the counties that are near Maple Rapids. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Rapids:

  • Clinton County     (The home county of Maple Rapids)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Fowler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eureka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Clinton County
    • Saint Johns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <1>
    • Duplain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
    • Westphalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elsie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Shepardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
    • Price
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Clinton County
    • Ovid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>
    • De Witt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • East DeWitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
      • East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
    • Eagle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Grand Ledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
      • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <1>
    • Waverly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Eaton County
    • Mulliken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Needmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Eaton County
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
  • Gratiot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Middleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Perrinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
      • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Pompeii
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Star
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • North Star is located in Gratiot County
      • North Star has also been known as:
      • Northstar
    • Bannister
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ithaca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <1>
    • Sumner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Gratiot County
    • Sickles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
      • Sickles is located in Gratiot County
    • Alma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Gratiot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Edgewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
    • Elm Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • North Lansing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
    • Edgemont Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
    • Lansing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • East Lansing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <1>
    • Haslett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haslett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslett
      • Haslett is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haslett <1>
    • Okemos
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Hubbardston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <1>
    • Matherton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Pewamo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Muir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
      • Palo is located in Ionia County
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Ionia County
    • Woods Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
      • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Ionia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ionia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Orleans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Coe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
      • Coe is located in Isabella County
    • Strickland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strickland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
      • Strickland is located in Isabella County
    • Shepherd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Isabella County
    • Winn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Isabella County
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Redstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
      • Redstone is located in Midland County
    • Ryan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Carson City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <1>
    • Butternut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
    • Crystal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crystal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <1>
    • Vickeryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
    • Fenwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
    • Sheridan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Vestaburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
      • Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
    • Amsden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
      • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
    • Stanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <1>
    • McBride
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <1>
    • Sidney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <1>
    • Cedar Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Fenmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
    • Chapin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
    • Lakefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
      • Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
    • Brant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant <1>
    • Oakley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Merrill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Saginaw County
    • Chesaning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <1>
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.
    • Burton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Shiawassee County
    • Laingsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
      • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <1>
    • Five Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Shiawassee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Smith Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
      • Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
    • Owosso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
      • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <1>
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • Shaftsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
      • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Corunna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <1>
    • Perry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Rapids, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Rapids.

Cemeteries Near Maple Rapids ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Rapids.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Rapids covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.

  • Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Rapids Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Payne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulton Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fulton Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Perrinton.
    • The Fulton Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fulton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #423623 <5>
  • Old Fulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wager Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collister Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Frink Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frink Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Collier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Maple Rapids had a population of 533 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Maple Rapids had a population of 671 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Rapids, with the one closest to Maple Rapids listed first.

  • Middleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
    • Bridgeville is located in Gratiot County
  • Perrinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
    • Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Brice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
    • Brice is located in Gratiot County
  • Pompeii
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Matherton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
    • Matherton is located in Ionia County
  • Fowler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hubbardston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
    • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <1>
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Clinton County
  • Sethton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sethton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sethton
    • Sethton is located in Gratiot County
  • Saint Johns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
    • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <1>
  • Carson City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
    • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <1>
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    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Gratiot County
    • Pewamo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Haven Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Center
      • New Haven Center is located in Gratiot County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Rapids. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Rapids.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Maple Rapids ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Rapids.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Maple Rapids. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Maple Rapids and those printed in the larger area surrounding Maple Rapids.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Maple Rapids.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Maple Rapids:

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.clinton-county.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Rapids) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maple Rapids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1077, Longitude: -84.6898       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Rapids have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maple Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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