Welcome to Rapids ...

Rapids is located in Niagara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Rapids is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rapids is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Rapids ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Rapids: This one is located in Niagara County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond New York, there are 6 communities that are also named Rapids - they are located in Kentucky, Montana (2), Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rapids ...

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

• Buffalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Kenmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Tonawanda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
• Lancaster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Medina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Williamsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rapids ...

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

Adding Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rapids post office opened in 1848.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rapids.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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