Welcome to Grand Rapids ...
Grand Rapids is located in Wood County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened in 1845.
A typical abbreviation for Grand Rapids: Grand Rpds.
Time Zone: Grand Rapids lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Grand Rapids ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Grand Rapids - they are located in British Columbia, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio (2) and Oregon.
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.
- Stevens Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Nekoosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Edwards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Pittsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Biron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Vesper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
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.
Adding Grand Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Grand Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Grand Rapids post office opened in 1845.
We also found Grand Rapids in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Rapids.