Welcome to Wegdahl ...

Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wegdahl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Wegdahl is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wegdahl is within the (320) area code.

Communities near Wegdahl ...

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

• Montevideo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
  • Montevideo is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevideo <4>
• Granite Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
• Dawson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
• Clara City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
  • Clara City is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <4>
• Cottonwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
• Clarkfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield
  • Clarkfield is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkfield <4>
• Sacred Heart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
  • Sacred Heart is located in Renville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacred Heart <4>
• Wood Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
  • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
• Maynard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Maynard is located in Chippewa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <4>
• Hanley Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
  • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 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 Wegdahl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wegdahl.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wegdahl ...

Looking for more information about Wegdahl? 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 Wegdahl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wegdahl.

Adding Wegdahl to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wegdahl post office opened in 1871.

We also found Wegdahl in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wegdahl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.mn.us/

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