Welcome to Rapidan ...

Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County<1>.

The pronunciation of Rapidan: RAP-uh-dan<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rapidan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Rapidan is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rapidan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rapidan lies within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Rapidan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rapidan - they are located in Louisiana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rapidan ...

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

• Mankato
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
  • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <5>
• North Mankato
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <5>
• Saint Peter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <5>
• Eagle Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <5>
• Lake Crystal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <5>
• Janesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <5>
• Madelia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madelia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madelia
  • Madelia is located in Watonwan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madelia <5>
• Mapleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <5>
• Madison Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
  • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <5>
• Nicollet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
  • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rapidan ...

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

Adding Rapidan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rapidan 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 Rapidan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rapidan post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rapidan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blue Earth County: www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/