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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bluffton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bluffton had a population of 216 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bluffton, with the one closest to Bluffton listed first.

  • Wadena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
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  • Deer Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • New York Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Davies
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
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  • Verndale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hewitt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Wrightstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
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  • Sebeka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Henning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ottertail
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Aldrich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Bertha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Perham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
  • Vining
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Nimrod
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Menahga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Parkers Prairie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Staples
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Clitherall
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Bend
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Luce
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
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  • Amor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
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  • Ellis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
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  • Battle Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarissa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Philbrook
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Philbrook is located in Todd County
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  • Hubbard
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
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  • Maine
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bluffton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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