Welcome to Little Rapids ...

Little Rapids is primarily located in Hamilton County<1>. A portion of Little Rapids extends into Herkimer County.

Little Rapids is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Little Rapids ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Little Rapids - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Little Rapids ...

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

• Inlet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
  • Inlet is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inlet <3>
• Raquette Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raquette Lake
  • Raquette Lake is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raquette Lake <3>
• Wanakena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakena
  • Wanakena is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanakena <3>
• Number Four
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Number Four. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
  • Number Four is located in Lewis County
• Star Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
  • Star Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star Lake <3>
• Thendara
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
  • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
• Horseshoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Coffins Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
  • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Cranberry Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Lake
  • Cranberry Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranberry Lake <3>
• Lower Oswegatchie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
  • Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Rapids ...

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

Adding Little Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little 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 Little Rapids was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Rapids.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/