Welcome to March Rapids ...
March Rapids is located in Marathon County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for March Rapids: March Rpds.
March Rapids is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: March Rapids lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for March Rapids: 715 & 534<3>
Communities near March Rapids ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near March Rapids.
- Marshfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
- Abbotsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Stratford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Marathon City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Edgar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Loyal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loyal is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Dorchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 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 March Rapids. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for March Rapids.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of March 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 March Rapids.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around March Rapids. See our Newspapers Page for March Rapids.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around March Rapids - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the March Rapids area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the March Rapids area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |