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Richdale is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

History

Richdale was platted in 1899, and named for Watson Wellman Rich, a railroad engineer. A post office was established at Richdale in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916.

Municipalities and communities of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Cities
Townships
  • Aastad
  • Amor
  • Aurdal
  • Blowers
  • Bluffton
  • Buse
  • Butler
  • Candor
  • Carlisle
  • Clitherall
  • Compton
  • Corliss
  • Dane Prairie
  • Dead Lake
  • Deer Creek
  • Dora
  • Dunn
  • Eagle Lake
  • Eastern
  • Edna
  • Effington
  • Elizabeth
  • Elmo
  • Erhards Grove
  • Everts
  • Fergus Falls
  • Folden
  • Friberg
  • Girard
  • Gorman
  • Henning
  • Hobart
  • Homestead
  • Inman
  • Leaf Lake
  • Leaf Mountain
  • Lida
  • Maine
  • Maplewood
  • Newton
  • Nidaros
  • Norwegian Grove
  • Oak Valley
  • Orwell
  • Oscar
  • Otter Tail
  • Otto
  • Paddock
  • Parkers Prairie
  • Pelican
  • Perham
  • Pine Lake
  • Rush Lake
  • Scambler
  • St. Olaf
  • Star Lake
  • Sverdrup
  • Tordenskjold
  • Trondhjem
  • Tumuli
  • Western
  • Woodside
Unincorporated
communities
Indian
reservation
  • Mille Lacs‡
Ghost towns
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 46°33′17″N 95°28′30″W / 46.55472°N 95.475°W / 46.55472; -95.475

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