Cyrus Minnesota Map

About Cyrus, Minnesota

Cyrus is a locality in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 439.4 people per km². Cyrus is located at 45.6147°N, 95.7381°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cyrus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56323.

Cyrus sits upon a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon pulls the sky tight against the earth, creating a vast openness that defines the western Minnesota prairie. It lies 25.5 miles southwest of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 223°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-northeast of Morris. The Chippewa River carves a deliberate, winding path through the landscape, its banks providing a sliver of green relief against the golden, worked soil of the surrounding fields. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Lake Cyrus catches the pale, northern light, reflecting the shifting clouds that drift across the plains. To the west, the distant rise of Blue Mounds breaks the monotony of the flatlands, offering a subtle anchor for the eye, while the Pope County Waterfowl Production Area stretches out as a sanctuary of tall grasses and marshy stillness, where the rhythmic calls of migrating birds mark the passing of the seasons.

Cyrus carries the quiet weight of an agricultural history, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest that have sustained the region for generations. Scandinavian influences remain etched into the local character, visible in the modest brickwork of older buildings and the pragmatic, hardworking spirit that governs daily life. The pace in Cyrus is dictated by the seasons, moving from the intense, focused labor of autumn threshing to the long, contemplative silence of deep winter. Here, the community exists as a series of long-standing connections, where the commerce of the grain elevator and the local shop keeps the pulse of the place steady. Even as the modern world shifts, the fundamental identity of Cyrus remains rooted in the dark, fertile loam and the enduring, clear light of the prairie.

About This Cyrus Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cyrus, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.614682, -95.738103. 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 Cyrus includes the ZIP code (56323), telephone area code (320), county seat of Pope County (Glenwood), and school district assignment (Morris Area Public Schools).

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.