Ceylon Minnesota Map
Ceylon, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ceylon, Martin County.
Interactive Map of Ceylon, Minnesota
| City | Ceylon |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Martin |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.533567 |
| Longitude | -94.631646 |
| Population | 259 |
| Density | 190.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ceylon, Minnesota
Ceylon is a locality in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 259. The population density is 190.5 people per km². Ceylon is located at 43.5336°N, 94.6316°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56121.
Ceylon rests in the wide embrace of southern Minnesota's agricultural heartland, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 48.1 miles south of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 179°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-east of Sherburn. The terrain unfurls in gentle swells, a vast quilt of cultivated fields stitched with the deep greens of corn and the golden hues of soybeans that stretch to horizons that feel impossibly distant. A scattering of mature oaks and maples, remnants of older woodlands, punctuate the open expanse, their leaves whispering secrets to the prairie wind that sweeps across the landscape. The air here, especially as dusk begins to soften the sharp edges of the day, carries the earthy perfume of turned soil and the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain, a sensory prelude to the star-dusted canvas that will soon unfurl above. The story of Ceylon is one of resilience and adaptation, a narrative woven from the sturdy threads of farming and the industrious spirit of its people. Founded in an era when the railroad was king, Ceylon's early lifeblood flowed from the grain elevators that once stood sentinel, their silos echoing with the bounty of the surrounding farms. Though the iron horse no longer thunders through, the agricultural roots remain deep, the local economy still tethered to the fertile soil that yields its generous harvest. Today, the rhythm of life in Ceylon is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried pulse that beats in time with the planting and the reaping, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the land and the community that calls it home.
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About This Ceylon Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ceylon, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ceylon and Martin County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ceylon is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Ceylon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
