Clarks Grove Minnesota Map
Clarks Grove, 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 Clarks Grove, Freeborn County.
Interactive Map of Clarks Grove, Minnesota
| City | Clarks Grove |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Freeborn |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.763848 |
| Longitude | -93.329098 |
| Population | 636 |
| Density | 440.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Clarks Grove, Minnesota
Clarks Grove is a locality in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 636. The population density is 440.3 people per km². Clarks Grove is located at 43.7638°N, 93.3291°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56016.
Clarks Grove lies in the broad, sweeping heart of Freeborn County, a place where the sky feels immense and the land rolls out in a quiet testament to agricultural patience. It lies 18.9 miles west-north-west of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 291°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Albert Lea. The terrain here is a subtle, generous landscape, a tapestry of cultivated fields that shift in hue with the seasons—from the vibrant green of young corn to the burnished gold of ripening wheat. Ditches, lined with reeds and cattails, trace the contours of the land, their still waters reflecting the vast, ever-changing canvas of the sky, a sky that can be an astonishing, almost luminous blue on a clear afternoon or a bruised, dramatic canvas before a summer storm. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of rich soil and distant hayfields, a palpable presence that settles over the quiet streets and sturdy farmhouses. The history of Clarks Grove is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that surrounds it, a narrative shaped by the industriousness of early settlers drawn to the promise of abundant harvests. This was land that demanded work, and the local economy, for generations, has revolved around that fundamental truth: the cultivation of crops like corn and soybeans, and the raising of livestock. The rhythm of life in Clarks Grove is dictated by the planting and the reaping, a cycle that has guided generations of families and instilled a quiet resilience in its people. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of well-maintained farmsteads and the steady hum of agricultural machinery speak to a continuity, a deep connection to the land that defines the character of Clarks Grove.
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About This Clarks Grove Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Clarks Grove, 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 Clarks Grove and Freeborn County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Clarks Grove 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 Clarks Grove 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. |
