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Nearest Communities to Wadena,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 starting from Wadena.<1>

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

Wadena is primarily located in Otter Tail County and is the County Seat. A portion of Wadena extends into Wadena 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 Wadena. Of these communities, 33 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 Wadena (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 Wadena

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

  • Otter Tail County   (where Wadena resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Otter Tail:   Fergus Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wadena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wadena.
      • West Wind Estates
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wind Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
        • West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
      • Bluffton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
        • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Topelius
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
        • Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
      • Lyman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
        • Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
      • Deer Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Wrightstown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
        • Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
      • New York Mills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Heinola
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heinola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
        • Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
      • Davies
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
        • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Davies
        • From Wadena to Davies
      • Leaf City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
        • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Henning
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
        • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
      • Hillview
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
        • Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
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        • Richdale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
          • Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
        • Almora
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
          • Almora is located in Otter Tail County
        • Butler
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
          • Butler is located in Otter Tail County
        • Ottertail
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
          • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <4>
        • Grand View Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Heights
          • Grand View Heights is located in Otter Tail County
        • Parkers Prairie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodland Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
          • Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
        • Parkers Prairie Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Prairie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
          • Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
        • Vining
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Perham
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
          • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <4>
        • Nirvana
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Richville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
          • Richville is located in Otter Tail County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
        • Pine Cone Court
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Cone Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
          • Pine Cone Court is located in Otter Tail County
        • Inglewood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
          • Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
        • Clitherall
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clitherall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clitherall
          • Clitherall is located in Otter Tail County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clitherall <4>
        • Basswood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
          • Basswood is located in Otter Tail County
        • Luce
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
          • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
        • Urbank
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
          • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
        • Amor
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
          • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Amor
          • From Wadena to Amor
        • Dent
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
          • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <4>
        • Battle Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Becker County
    • County Website:   www.co.becker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Becker:   Detroit Lakes
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wadena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wadena.
      • Midway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Becker County
      • Evergreen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolf Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
        • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   www.co.cass.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Walker
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wadena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wadena.
      • Ellis
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
        • Ellis is located in Cass County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ellis
        • From Wadena to Ellis
      • Leader
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leader have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
        • Leader is located in Cass County
      • Poplar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
        • Poplar is located in Cass County
      • Bridgeman
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
        • Bridgeman is located in Cass County
      • Casino
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casino have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
        • Casino is located in Cass County
      • Graff
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
        • Graff is located in Cass County
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   www.co.douglas.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wadena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wadena.
      • Rose City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
        • Rose City is located in Douglas County
      • Spruce Center
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
        • Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
      • Miltona
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Hubbard County
    • County Website:   www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Hubbard:   Park Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wadena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wadena.
      • Horton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
        • Horton is located in Hubbard County
      • Hubbard
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
        • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
  • Morrison County
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wadena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wadena.
      • Hewitt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
        • Hewitt is located in Todd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Bertha
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
        • Bertha is located in Todd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <4>
      • Staples
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
        • Staples is located in Todd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <4>
      • Eagle Bend
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Philbrook
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
        • Philbrook is located in Todd County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Philbrook
        • From Wadena to Philbrook
      • Clarissa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Browerville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Clotho
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wadena County
    • County Website:   www.co.wadena.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wadena:   Wadena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wadena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wadena.
      • Verndale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Grass
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
        • Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
      • Aldrich
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
        • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Aldrich
        • From Wadena to Aldrich
      • Sebeka
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
        • Sebeka is located in Wadena County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <4>
      • Nimrod
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Oylen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oylen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylen
        • Oylen is located in Wadena County
      • Esterdy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esterdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterdy
        • Esterdy is located in Wadena County
      • Menahga
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
        • Menahga is located in Wadena County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <4>
      • Huntersville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
        • Huntersville is located in Wadena County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wadena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wadena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4422, Longitude: -95.1361    
<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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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