Welcome to Manitowoc Rapids ...

Manitowoc Rapids is located in Manitowoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manitowoc Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Manitowoc Rapids: Manitowoc Rpds.

Manitowoc Rapids is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Manitowoc Rapids lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Manitowoc Rapids: 920 & 274<3>

Communities near Manitowoc Rapids ...

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

• Two Rivers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
• Howards Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
• Brillion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brillion is located in Calumet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
• Denmark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Denmark is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
• Mishicot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
• Reedsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
• Valders
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Valders is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
• Saint Nazianz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
• Whitelaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitelaw is located in Manitowoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 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 Manitowoc Rapids. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manitowoc Rapids.

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

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

Adding Manitowoc Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manitowoc 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 (so far) for Manitowoc Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Manitowoc Rapids post office opened in 1853. The Manitowoc Rapids post office closed in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manitowoc Rapids.