Welcome to Little Rapids ...
Little Rapids is located in Brown County<1>.
The location of Little 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 Little Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Little Rapids is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Rapids lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) 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 New York, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.
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.
- Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- De Pere
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Menasha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Ashwaubenon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Kaukauna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Suamico
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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.
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Little Rapids post office opened in 1873.
We also found Little Rapids in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Rapids - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |