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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, Ottertail had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ottertail had a population of 660 people.

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

  • Henning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Amor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Clitherall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New York Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vining
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Deer Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Phelps
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Battle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Maine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Bluffton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Luce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
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  • Davies
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Underwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wrightstown
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
  • Wadena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <2>
  • Edwards
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Wall Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
  • Frazee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Parkers Prairie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hewitt
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Dalton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Millerville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Millerville is located in Douglas County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Parkdale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
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  • Bertha
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Verndale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Erhard
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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