Welcome to Richdale ...

Richdale is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

The location of Richdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Richdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Richdale is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Richdale is located in the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Richdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Richdale - it's located in Alberta.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Richdale.

Communities near Richdale ...

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

• Wadena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
  • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <4>
• Perham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <4>
• Frazee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Frazee is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <4>
• New York Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
• Henning
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
• Sebeka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
  • Sebeka is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <4>
• Ottertail
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
  • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <4>
• Vergas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
  • Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <4>
• Deer Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
• Bluffton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 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 Richdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richdale ...

Looking for more information about Richdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Richdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richdale.

Adding Richdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Richdale 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 Richdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Richdale post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Richdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/