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Welcome to Wegdahl ...

Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wegdahl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Wegdahl is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wegdahl: 320

Communities near Wegdahl ...

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

  • Montevideo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <3>
  • Clara City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cottonwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clarkfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sacred Heart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Maynard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hanley Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 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 Wegdahl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wegdahl.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wegdahl ...

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

Adding Wegdahl to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wegdahl 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 (so far) for Wegdahl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wegdahl post office opened in 1871. The Wegdahl post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wegdahl.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wegdahl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/