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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 Rothsay had a population of 174 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rothsay had a population of 476 people.

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

  • Lawndale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Carlisle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Elizabeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Erhard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Norwegian Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
  • Pelican Rapids
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • French
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • French is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
  • Barnesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwards
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Tansem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tansem is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
  • Everdell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Everdell is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
  • Fergus Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rollag
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rollag is located in Clay County
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  • Kent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kent is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Wall Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
  • McCauleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
  • Wahpeton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wahpeton is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <2>
  • Breckenridge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cormorant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cormorant is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
  • Baker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Abercrombie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Doran
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Doran is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Parkdale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Downer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Downer is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
  • Western
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Western is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Maine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Wolverton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people

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