Welcome to Round Prairie ...

Round Prairie is located in Todd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Round Prairie: Round Pr.

Round Prairie is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Round Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Round Prairie - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Montana, Oregon and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Round Prairie ...

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

• Sauk Centre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Centre
  • Sauk Centre is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Centre <4>
• Melrose
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Melrose is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
• Long Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
  • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <4>
• Osakis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osakis
  • Osakis is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osakis <4>
• Browerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
  • Browerville is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
• Freeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Clarissa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
  • Clarissa is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <4>
• Eagle Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
  • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <4>
• Upsala
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsala
  • Upsala is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upsala <4>
• Swanville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
  • Swanville is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <4>

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 Round Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Round Prairie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Prairie ...

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

Adding Round Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Round Prairie post office opened in 1868.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Prairie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Todd County: www.co.todd.mn.us/

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