Welcome to Sugar Rapids ...
Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Sugar Rapids: Sugar Rpds.
Sugar Rapids is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sugar Rapids lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sugar Rapids: 989
Communities near Sugar Rapids ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar Rapids.
- Gladwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Arenac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <3>
- Butman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Butman
- From Sugar Rapids to Butman
- White Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooden Shoe Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meredith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 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 Sugar Rapids. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Rapids.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar 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 Sugar Rapids.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Rapids. See our Newspapers Page for Sugar Rapids.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Rapids ...
Looking for more information about Sugar 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 Sugar Rapids, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sugar Rapids.
Adding Sugar Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sugar 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 Sugar Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sugar Rapids post office opened in 1906.
We also found Sugar Rapids on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar Rapids.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Gladwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar 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/ |