Cohasset Minnesota Map

About Cohasset, Minnesota

Cohasset is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,689. The population density is 38.6 people per km². Cohasset is located at 47.2424°N, 93.6642°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cohasset is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55721.

Cohasset anchors itself to the quiet persistence of the North Woods, where the dark, cool waters of Bass Brook carve a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 4.6 miles west-northwest of Grand Rapids, MN (from Grand Rapids, MN: bearing 293°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Coleraine. The terrain around Cohasset unfolds in a series of wooded expanses and low-lying wetlands, where the air holds a permanent, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the pine needles against a pale sky. Only a mile away, the surface of Jay Gould Lake catches the shifting light of the afternoon, acting as a glass pane that reflects the slow transit of clouds above the timberline. During the long, quiet intervals of winter, the land settles into a muted palette of gray and white, while the proximity to Pokegama Lake ensures that the rhythms of the earth remain tethered to the slow, seasonal migration of water through the soil.

Economic life in Cohasset remains deeply influenced by the timber and industrial legacies that once drew settlers to this northern frontier, where the echoes of Ojibwe heritage and Scandinavian endurance still permeate the local character. The daily movement of the people here follows a pace dictated by the demands of the forest and the nearby regional hubs of the Iron Range, favoring a pragmatic, deliberate way of living. On the horizon, the faint, distant silhouette of Big Thunder Peak serves as a silent point of orientation for those who navigate the woods, while the influence of the Remer State Forest to the south maintains the wild, unmanicured integrity of the surrounding acreage. Life here is not defined by artifice, but by the grounded reality of a place that understands the weight of the seasons and the enduring necessity of the land.

About This Cohasset Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cohasset, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.242447, -93.66423. 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 Cohasset includes the ZIP code (55721), telephone area code (218), county seat of Itasca County (Grand Rapids), and school district assignment (Grand Rapids Public School District).

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.