Welcome to Rapid Valley ...
Although we found mention of Rapid Valley during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Rapid Valley was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Rapid Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rapid Valley, please Contact Us.
A typical abbreviation for Rapid Valley: Rapid Vly. (or less commonly used: Rapid Vally. or Rapid Vlly.)
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Rapid Valley might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
We believe that Rapid Valley would be found within the (613) & (343)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Rapid Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rapid Valley - it's located in South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rapid Valley.
Communities near Rapid Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rapid Valley.
- Brockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gananoque
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alexandria Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
- Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <3>
- Theresa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Theresa is located in Jefferson County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Hammond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
- Darlingside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlingside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlingside
- Escott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escott
- Ivy Lea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Lea came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Lea
- Rockfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
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 Rapid Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rapid Valley.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rapid Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Rapid Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rapid Valley ...
Looking for more information about Rapid Valley? 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 Rapid Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rapid Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Rapid Valley and then turned east". While Rapid Valley could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Rapid Valley as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Rapid Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (343) is an overlay for area code (613). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |