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The newly organized Minnesota Legislature created the county on June 11, 1858. A settlement began at the future city of Wadena in 1871, and by 1873 a post office was in operation there. The settlement was designated the county seat when the state legislature organized the county on February 21, 1873. The town took the name of a trading post 15 miles to the east, which had flourished for several years but was largely abandoned by that time. The trading post was named for Chief Wadena, an Ojibwe Indian chief of the late 19th century in northwestern Minnesota.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Townships & Communities
Aldrich | Blueberry | Bluegrass | Bullard | Huntersville | Leaf River | Lyons | Meadow | Menahga | Nimrod | North Germany | Orton | Oylen | Red Eye | Rockwood | Sebeka | Shell City | Shell River | Staples (part) | Thomastown | Verndale | Wadena (County Seat, part) | Wing River
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Wadena County Historical Society
