Barry Minnesota Map

About Barry, Minnesota

Barry is a locality in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 16. The population density is 24.4 people per km². Barry is located at 45.5580°N, 96.5592°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Barry is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56210, 56240.

Barry occupies a flat, expansive stretch of Minnesota prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a line of weather-hardened trees. It lies 55.2 miles south-southwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 205°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northwest of Ortonville. {NAVIGATION_SENTENCE} The light here possesses a particular, pale clarity that seems to stretch the afternoon, illuminating the grasses in shades of amber and straw long before the sun finally dips below the edge of the earth. Less than a mile away, the quiet waters of Fogarty Lake hold the reflection of the sky, acting as a stillness that anchors the surrounding open fields. A short distance further, the landscape shifts toward the wilder, managed grasses of the Allen State Wildlife Management Area, where the wind moves through the vegetation with a dry, rhythmic rustle that defines the auditory character of the plains.

Barry grew from the intersection of rail and soil, its economy tied firmly to the seasonal cycles of harvest and the slow, steady persistence of agricultural life. Four miles to the west, Fish Creek carves a narrow, irregular path through the earth, a modest reminder of the water that sustains the region’s deep-rooted farming traditions. Residents here maintain a rhythm dictated by the demands of the land, where the winters are long and demand a stoic preparation, and the summers arrive with a fierce, productive heat. Even eleven miles away, the distant presence of the Moonshine Lakebed serves as a reminder of the shifting geology that shaped this terrain, leaving behind a legacy of fertile ground that continues to support the livelihoods of those who call Barry their home.

About This Barry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barry, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.558018, -96.559231. 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 Barry includes the ZIP code (56210, 56240), telephone area code (320), county seat of Big Stone County (Ortonville), and school district assignment (Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley).

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.