Maple Grove Michigan Map

About Maple Grove, Michigan

Maple Grove is a locality in Barry County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 139. The population density is 152.9 people per km². Maple Grove is located at 44.7091°N, 85.8537°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49437, 49073, 49885.

Maple Grove occupies a broad expanse of Michigan farmland where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by anything more imposing than the distant, hazy silhouette of The Hogback. It lies 12.1 miles north-northeast of Bedford, MI (from Bedford, MI: bearing 26°T), and is situated 16.2 miles north of Battle Creek. The earth here is heavy and fertile, composed of deep loams that turn a dark, rich brown under the spring rains, supporting fields that stretch toward the horizon with a quiet, persistent industry. Three miles to the north, the waters of Wabascon Creek carve a slow, meandering path through the earth, cooling the air and drawing the gaze toward the dense thickets that line its banks. Further out, the surface of Ellis Lake captures the light of the setting sun, reflecting the amber hues of the sky across its stillness, while the distant, quieter reaches of the landscape remain anchored by the shade of hardwoods.

Maple Grove maintains a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the soil, grounded in a history of agrarian persistence that remains the bedrock of the local economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the plows, the proximity of Old Town Field provides a modest, open sanctuary where the pace of life seems to slow in sympathy with the wind moving through the tall grasses. Residents often look toward the wider regional legacy of agriculture and timber, recognizing that the character of Maple Grove is defined by this steady, unadorned relationship with the land. While the world beyond moves with a different velocity, the people here continue to organize their days around the needs of the harvest and the maintenance of their homesteads, finding a particular, understated beauty in the way the frost settles over the fields at the edge of the winter.

About This Maple Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maple Grove, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.709076, -85.853723. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Maple Grove includes the ZIP code (49437, 49073, 49885), telephone area code (906, 989), county seat of Barry County (Hastings), and school district assignment (Benzie County Central School).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.