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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>

While we didn't find Wolf Lake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wolf Lake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wolf Lake listed first.

  • Osage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Menahga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Davies
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Park Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Frazee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Luce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Perham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
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  • Sebeka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New York Mills
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Bluffton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Nimrod
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Richwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Richwood is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Bucks Mill
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Wadena
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <2>
  • Ottertail
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Deer Creek
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people

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