Otter Tail County lies in the central part of west central Minnesota. It is 54 miles east-west, and 42 miles north-south. That equals 1,433,726 acres; 162,749 are covered by water. A major continental divide runs through the county. This separates waters that drain south into the Mississippi river or those that flow into the Red River of the North. Most of the county is generally flat with rolling hills. The Leaf Mountains occupy the south central portion, rising one to three hundred feet. Two-thirds of the county was originally forested. The other third was prairie, and occupied the western edge of the county. Today, a large portion of the county is farm land or pasture.
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Alphabetically followed by Township and Range, Date organized, and Number organized:
1. Aastad T.131N., R.43W., March 4, 1871 - 16th
2. Amor T.134N., R.40W., March 19, 1879 - 41st
3. Aurdal T.133N., R.42W., October 9, 1869 - 5th
4. Blowers T.136N., R.36W., March 20, 1884 - 60th
5. Bluffton T.135N., R.36W., July 17, 1878 - 39th
6. Buse T.132N., R.43W., October 3, 1870 - 14th
7. Butler T.137N., R.37W., July 26, 1883 - 58th
8. Candor T.137N., R.41W., January 18, 1880 - 45th
9. Carlisle T.133N., R.44W., February 24, 1881 - 51st
10. cl*therall T.132N., R.40W., October 24, 1868 - 1st
11. Compton T.134N., R.36W., May 10, 1875 - 31st
12. Corliss T.137N., R.38W., January 3, 1884 - 59th
13. Dane Prairie T.132N., R.42W., May 10, 1870 - 7th
14. Dead Lake T.135N., R.40W., March 24, 1897 - 62nd
15. Deer Creek T.134N., R.37W., July 1, 1873 - 25th
16. Dora T.136N., R.41W., July 22, 1879 - 42nd
17. Dunn T.137N., R.42W., March 16, 1880 - 48th
18. Eagle Lake T.131N., R.40W., September 5, 1870- 9th
19. Eastern T.131N., R.36W., July 29, 1875 - 32nd
20. Edna T.136N., R.40W., March 21, 1882 - 53rd
21. Effington T.131N., R.38W., March 21, 1872 - 22nd
22. Elizabeth T.134N., R.43W., September 5, 1870 - 10th
23. Elmo T.132N., R.37W., March 16, 1880 - 47th
24. Erhards Grove T.135N., R.43W., September 24, 1870 - 13th
25. Everts T.133N., R.40W., July 22, 1879 - 43rd
26. Fergus Falls T.133N., R.43W., June 29, 1870 - 8th
27. Folden T.132N., R.38W., Februrary 24, 1881 - 52nd
28. Friberg T.134N., R.42W., January 6, 1874 - 30th
29. Girard T.133N., R.39W., March 21, 1882 - 55th
30. Gorman T.137N., R.39W., September 4, 1873 - 28th
31. Henning T.133N., R.38W., July 17, 1878 - 38th
32. Hobart T.137N., R.40W., July 10, 1871 - 17th
33. Homestead T.136N., R.37W., July 26, 1880 - 50th
34. Inman T.133N., R.37W., March 18, 1878 - 37th
35. Leaf Lake T.134N., R.38W., July 22, 1879 - 44th
36. Leaf Mountain T.131N., R.39W., January 7, 1874 - 29th
37. Lida T.136N., R.42W., March 19, 1879 - 40th
38. Maine T.134N., R.41W., September 5, 1871 - 19th
39. Maplewood T.135N., R.42W., July 26, 1880 - 49th
40. Newton T.135N., R.37W., March 22, 1877 - 35th
41. Nidaros T.132N., R.39W., September 5, 1871 - 20th
42. Norwegian Grove T.136N., R.44W., January 7, 1873 - 23rd
43. Oak Valley T.133N., R.36W., January 2, 1877 - 33rd
44. Orwell T.132N., R.44W., July 27, 1886 - 61st
45. Oscar T.134N., R.44W., July 1, 1873 - 26th
46. Otter Tail T.134N., R.39W., September 5, 1870 - 11th
47. Otto T.135N., R.38W., March 22, 1883 - 57th
48. Paddock T.137N., R.36W., March 21, 1882 - 54th
49. Parkers Prairie T.131N., R.37W., January 4, 1870 - 6th
50. Pelican T.136N., R.43W., September 5, 1870 - 12th
51. Perham T.136N., R.39W., March 19, 1872 - 21st
52. Pine Lake T.136N., R.38W., January 5, 1883 - 56th
53. Rush Lake T.135N., R.39W., January 3, 1871 - 15th
54. Scambler T.137N., R.43W., August 8, 1871 - 18th
55. St. Olaf T.131N., R.41W., March 20, 1869 - 2nd
56. Star Lake T.135N., R.41W., January 18, 1880 - 46th
57. Sverdrup T.133N., R.41W., March 18, 1878 - 36th
58. Tordenskjold T.132N., R.41W., September 8, 1869 - 4th
59. Trondhjem T.135N., R.44W., July 1, 1873 - 27th
60. Tumuli T.131N., R.42W., September 8, 1869 - 3rd
61. Western T.131N., R.44W., January 7, 1873 - 24th
62. Woodside T.132N., R.36W., January 2, 1877 - 34th
By Date Organized
1. cl*therall | 22. Effington | 43. Everts |
2. St. Olaf | 23. Norwegian Grove | 44. Leaf Lake |
3. Tumuli | 24. Western | 45. Candor |
4. Tordenskjold | 25. Deer Creek | 46. Star Lake |
5. Aurdal | 26. Oscar | 47. Elmo |
6. Parkers Prairie | 27. Trondhjem | 48. Dunn |
7. Dane Prairie | 28. Gorman | 49. Maplewood |
8. Fergus Falls | 29. Leaf Mountain | 50. Homestead |
9. Eagle Lake | 30. Friberg | 51. Carlisle |
10. Elizabeth | 31. Compton | 52. Folden |
11. Otter Tail | 32. Eastern | 53. Edna |
12. Pelican | 33. Oak Valley | 54. Paddock |
13. Erhards Grove | 34. Woodside | 55. Girard |
14. Buse | 35. Newton | 56. Pine Lake |
15. Rush Lake | 36. Sverdrup | 57. Otto |
16. Aastad | 37. Inman | 58. Butler |
17. Hobart | 38. Henning | 59. Corliss |
18. Scambler | 39. Bluffton | 60. Blowers |
19. Maine | 40. Lida | 61. Orwell |
20. Nidaros | 41. Amor | 62. Dead Lake |
21. Perham | 42. Dora |
By Township and Range:
1. T.131N., R.36W. Eastern
2. T.131N., R.37W. Parkers Prairie
3. T.131N., R.38W. Effington
4. T.131N., R.39W. Leaf Mountain
5. T.131N., R.40W. Eagle Lake
6. T.131N., R.41W. St. Olaf
7. T.131N., R.42W. Tumuli
8. T.131N., R.43W. Aastad
9. T.131N., R.44W. Western
10. T.132N., R.36W. Woodside
11. T.132N., R.37W. Elmo
12. T.132N., R.38W. Folden
13. T.132N., R.39W. Nidaros
14. T.132N., R.40W. cl*therall
15. T.132N., R.41W. Tordenskjold
16. T.132N., R.42W. Dane Prairie
17. T.132N., R.43W. Buse
18. T.132N., R.44W. Orwell
19. T.133N., R.36W. Oak Valley
20. T.133N., R.37W. Inman
21. T.133N., R.38W. Henning
22. T.133N., R.39W. Girard
23. T.133N., R.40W. Everts
24. T.133N., R.41W. Sverdrup
25. T.133N., R.42W. Aurdal
26. T.133N., R.43W. Fergus Falls
27. T.133N., R.44W. Carlisle
28. T.134N., R.36W. Compton
29. T.134N., R.37W. Deer Creek
30. T.134N., R.38W. Leaf Lake
31. T.134N., R.39W. Otter Tail
32. T.134N., R.40W. Amor
33. T.134N., R.41W. Maine
34. T.134N., R.42W. Friberg
35. T.134N., R.43W. Elizabeth
36. T.134N., R.44W. Oscar
37. T.135N., R.36W. Bluffton
38. T.135N., R.37W. Newton
39. T.135N., R.38W. Otto
40. T.135N., R.39W. Rush Lake
41. T.135N., R.40W. Dead Lake
42. T.135N., R.41W. Star Lake
43. T.135N., R.42W. Maplewood
44. T.135N., R.43W. Erhards Grove
45. T.135N., R.44W. Trondhjem
46. T.136N., R.36W. Blowers
47. T.136N., R.37W. Homestead
48. T.136N., R.38W. Pine Lake
49. T.136N., R.39W. Perham
50. T.136N., R.40W. Edna
51. T.136N., R.41W. Dora
52. T.136N., R.42W. Lida
53. T.136N., R.43W. Pelican
54. T.136N., R.44W. Norwegian Grove
55. T.137N., R.36W. Paddock
56. T.137N., R.37W. Butler
57. T.137N., R.38W. Corliss
58. T.137N., R.39W. Gorman
59. T.137N., R.40W. Hobart
60. T.137N., R.41W. Candor
61. T.137N., R.42W. Dunn
62. T.137N., R.43W. Scambler
By Range and Township
1. R.36W., T.131N. Eastern
2. R.36W., T.132N. Woodside
3. R.36W., T.133N. Oak Valley
4. R.36W., T.134N. Compton
5. R.36W., T.135N. Bluffton
6. R.36W., T.136N. Blowers
7. R.36W., T.137N. Paddock
8. R.37W., T.131N. Parkers Prairie
9. R.37W., T.132N. Elmo
10. R.37W., T.133N. Inman
11. R.37W., T.134N. Deer Creek
12. R.37W., T.135N. Newton
13. R.37W., T.136N. Homestead
14. R.37W., T.137N. Butler
15. R.38W., T.131N. Effington
16. R.38W., T.132N. Folden
17. R.38W., T.133N. Henning
18. R.38W., T.134N. Leaf Lake
19. R.38W., T.135N. Otto
20. R.38W., T.136N. Pink Lake
21. R.38W., T.137N. Corliss
22. R.39W., T.131N. Leaf Mountain
23. R.39W., T.132N. Nidaros
24. R.39W., T.133N. Girard
25. R.39W., T.134N. Otter Tail
26. R.39W., T.135N. Rush Lake
27. R.39W., T.136N. Perham
28. R.39W., T.137N. Gorman
29. R.40W., T.131N. Eagle Lake
30. R.40W., T.132N. cl*therall
31. R.40W., T.133N. Everts
32. R.40W., T.134N. Amor
33. R.40W., T.135N. Dead Lake
34. R.40W., T.136N. Edna
35. R.40W., T.137N. Hobart
36. R.41W., T.131N. St. Olaf
37. R.41W., T.132N. Tordenskjold
38. R.41W., T.133N. Sverdrup
39. R.41W., T.134N. Maine
40. R.41W., T.135N. Star Lake
41. R.41W., T.136N. Dora
42. R.41W., T.137N. Candor
43. R.42W., T.131N. Tumuli
44. R.42W., T.132N. Dane Prairie
45. R.42W., T.133N. Aurdal
46. R.42W., T.134N. Friberg
47. R.42W., T.135N. Maplewood
48. R.42W., T.136N. Lida
49. R.42W., T.137N. Dunn
50. R.43W., T.131N. Aastad
51. R.43W., T.132N. Buse
52. R.43W., T.133N. Fergus Falls
53. R.43W., T.134N. Elizabeth
54. R.43W., T.135N. Erhards Grove
55. R.43W., T.136N. Pelican
56. R.43W., T.137N. Scambler
57. R.44W., T.131N. Western
58. R.44W., T.132N. Orwell
59. R.44W., T.133N. Carlisle
60. R.44W., T.134N. Oscar
61. R.44W., T.135N. Trondhjem
62. R.44W., T.136N. Norwegian Grove