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Nearest Communities to Parkdale,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Parkdale, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Parkdale:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Parkdale.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otter Tail County: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Todd, Wadena & Wilkin.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Parkdale. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Otter Tail County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Parkdale (which is Otter Tail County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Parkdale

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Otter Tail County   (where Parkdale resides)
    • County Website:   https://ottertailcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Otter Tail:   Fergus Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Parkdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Parkdale.
      • Lakeview Estates
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Lakeview Estates is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
      • Wall Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Fergus Falls
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • River Bluff Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • River Bluff Estates is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Estates
      • Dalton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Underwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Squier
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Squier is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squier
      • Roberts
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Roberts is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Western
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Western is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • French
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • French is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
      • Elizabeth
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlisle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
        • Phelps
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
        • Battle Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Edwards
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
        • Maine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
        • Erhard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Amor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
        • Clitherall
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Inglewood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
        • Nirvana
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
        • Basswood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Basswood is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Rothsay
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Vining
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Woodland Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
        • Pelican Rapids
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Urbank
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
        • Ottertail
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Dent
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <3>
        • Richville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Henning
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Norwegian Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
        • Leaf City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
        • Dunvilla
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Dunvilla is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunvilla
        • Almora
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Almora is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
        • Vergas
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Parkdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Parkdale.
      • Melby
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Melby is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
      • Evansville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Millerville is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Brandon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Leaf Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.grant.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Elbow Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Parkdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Parkdale.
      • Ashby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wendell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Elbow Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hereford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Hereford is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
      • Thorsborg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
      • Erdahl
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Erdahl is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
      • Barrett
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Barrett is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Norcross
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Norcross is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Herman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Herman is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
      • Hoffman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Traverse County
  • Wilkin County
    • County Website:   https://wilkincounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Wilkin:   Breckenridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Parkdale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Parkdale.
      • Foxhome
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Nashua
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Everdell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Everdell is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
      • Campbell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Doran
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Doran is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Tenney
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
        • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
      • Lawndale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
      • Childs
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Childs is located in Wilkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Breckenridge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Richland County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parkdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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