Welcome to Three Rivers ...

The city of Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

The location of Three Rivers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Three Rivers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Three Rivers: Three Rivs.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Three Rivers has a population of 7,625 people<3> (see below for details).

Three Rivers is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you leave Three Rivers and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Three Rivers is located in the (269) area code.

The ZIP code for Three Rivers: 49093<5>

Websites for Three Rivers ...

Official Website:   www.threeriversmi.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.trchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Three Rivers had an population of 7,625 people. This is a decrease of 2.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Three Rivers had a population of 7,811 people (which is 12.74% of the total population of Saint Joseph County). This makes Three Rivers the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Three Rivers represents 0.08% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,811 people, the population of Three Rivers increased 6.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,328 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Three Rivers.

Communities Also Named Three Rivers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Three Rivers - they are located in California, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Rivers.

Communities near Three Rivers ...

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

• Portage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <6>
• Sturgis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <6>
• Middlebury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <6>
• Vicksburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <6>
• Constantine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <6>
• Lawton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <6>
• Cassopolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassopolis
  • Cassopolis is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassopolis <6>
• Bristol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>
• Schoolcraft
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolcraft
  • Schoolcraft is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoolcraft <6>
• White Pigeon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
  • White Pigeon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pigeon <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Rivers. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Three Rivers.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Three Rivers ...

Looking for more information about Three Rivers? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Three Rivers, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Three Rivers.

Adding Three Rivers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Three Rivers in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Three Rivers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Three Rivers: www.threeriversmi.org/

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountymi.org/

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