Welcome to Rapson ...

Rapson is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Rapson is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rapson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Rapson is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rapson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rapson: 989

Communities near Rapson ...

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

• Bad Axe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
  • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <4>
• Harbor Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
  • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Former name for Harbor Beach:
  • Sand Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harbor Beach
  • From Rapson to Harbor Beach
• Pigeon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pigeon
  • From Rapson to Pigeon
• Ubly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubly
  • Ubly is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ubly <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ubly
  • From Rapson to Ubly
• Elkton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkton
  • From Rapson to Elkton
• Port Austin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Austin
  • Port Austin is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Austin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Austin
  • From Rapson to Port Austin
• Kinde
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinde
  • Kinde is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinde <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinde
  • From Rapson to Kinde
• Port Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hope
  • Port Hope is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Hope <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Hope
  • From Rapson to Port Hope
• Minden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden City
  • Minden City is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Minden City
  • From Rapson to Minden City
• Forestville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forestville
  • From Rapson to Forestville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rapson ...

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

Adding Rapson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Rapson post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rapson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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