Little Rapids, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°22′49″N 88°07′38″W / 44.38028°N 88.12722°W / 44.38028; -88.12722
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Little Rapids, Wisconsin
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GNIS feature ID1568375[1]
The sign for Little Rapids on County D.

Little Rapids is an

Fox River 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Green Bay
.

History

A post office called Little Rapids was established in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1939.[2] The community took its name from rapids on a stream near the town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Rapids, Wisconsin
  2. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 95.