Welcome to Parkdale ...

Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Parkdale is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Parkdale is located in the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Parkdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Parkdale - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Texas (3) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkdale.

Communities near Parkdale ...

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

• Fergus Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus Falls
  • Fergus Falls is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fergus Falls <4>
• Elbow Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Elbow Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbow Lake <4>
• Battle Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Lake
  • Battle Lake is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Lake <4>
• Ashby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Ashby is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <4>
• Underwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Dalton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
• Elizabeth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Wendell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <4>
• Erhard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
  • Erhard is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erhard <4>
• Foxhome
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 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 Parkdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkdale ...

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

Adding Parkdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Parkdale post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

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