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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 in 1895, Wendell had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wendell had a population of 165 people.

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

  • Elbow Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Western
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Thorsborg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
  • Tintah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Norcross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Norcross is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Barrett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrett is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Erdahl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dalton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Parkdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Herman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Campbell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Campbell is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Tenney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tenney is located in Wilkin County
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    • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
  • Melby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fergus Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • French
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • French is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
  • Wall Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
  • Evansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hoffman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Underwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Doran
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Childs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Everdell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Everdell is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
  • White Rock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Carlisle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Elizabeth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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