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, Wadena had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wadena had a population of 4,121 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wadena, with the one closest to Wadena listed first.
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Verndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hewitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aldrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Bertha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New York Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sebeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Davies
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staples
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nimrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ottertail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parkers Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Menahga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vining
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Perham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Motley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clitherall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
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 Wadena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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