Currie Minnesota Map

About Currie, Minnesota

Currie is a locality in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 157.2 people per km². Currie is located at 44.0714°N, 95.6664°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Currie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56123.

Currie spreads across the flat, expansive prairie where the Des Moines River carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 26.6 miles south-southeast of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 167°T), and is situated 7.3 miles northeast of Slayton. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge that anchors the western sky. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Shetek catches the afternoon light, its waters acting as a quiet mirror to the changing seasons, while the nearby Clear Lakebed offers a subtle depression in the topography that tells of ancient, vanished currents. The Rupp State Wildlife Management Area envelops the land, preserving a quiet sanctuary where the prairie grasses bow to the persistent winds that sweep across the open plains.

History in Currie remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of early agrarian settlers who turned the heavy, dark loam into a productive landscape. The local economy persists as a quiet dialogue between the farmer and the weather, with the life of the village revolving around the cyclical demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the homesteads. On quiet mornings, the air carries a crisp, grounding scent of damp earth and drying stalks, a sensory reminder of the town’s enduring reliance on the surrounding fields. Residents move with a deliberate, steady pace, shaped by the long winters and the deep, abiding stillness that settles over the region when the frost holds the ground firm, leaving Currie to exist in a state of patient, self-contained grace.

About This Currie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Currie, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.071351, -95.666399. 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 Currie includes the ZIP code (56123), telephone area code (320), county seat of Murray County (Slayton), and school district assignment (Tracy Area 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.