Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Maple Rapids came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Maple Rapids in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Maple Rapids. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Maple Rapids data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Maple Rapids:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Maple Rapids is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Maple Rapids in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Maple Rapids for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Maple Rapids. See our Misc Page for Maple Rapids for more information.