Do you know of Upper Big Rapids ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Upper Big Rapids. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Upper Big Rapids.<1>

We found mention of Upper Big Rapids as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Mecosta County, Michigan.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Upper Big Rapids ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Upper Big Rapids:

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Upper Big Rapids - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Mecosta County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mecosta County.