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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, Edwards had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Erhard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Phelps
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Pelican Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wall Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Amor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fergus Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Underwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Rothsay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • French
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • French is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
  • Norwegian Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
  • Battle Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cormorant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dalton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bucks Mill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Tansem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tansem is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
  • Lawndale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Clitherall
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ottertail
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Luce
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Western
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Perham
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>

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 Edwards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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