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Welcome to Grand Rapids ...Grand Rapids is located in Clatsop County<1>. The location of Grand 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 Grand Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. When the people of Grand Rapids refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Grand Rapidian<3> A typical abbreviation for Grand Rapids: Grand Rpds. Grand Rapids is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Grand Rapids lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Grand Rapids: (503) & (971)<5> Communities Also Named Grand Rapids ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Grand Rapids - they are located in British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Rapids. Communities near Grand Rapids ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Rapids.
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 Grand Rapids. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Rapids. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grand 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 Grand Rapids. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Rapids. See our Newspapers Page for Grand Rapids. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Rapids ...Looking for more information about Grand 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 Grand Rapids, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Rapids. Adding Grand Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Grand Rapids in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grand Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Rapids. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Rapids. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/ The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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