Elgin Minnesota Map
Explore Elgin, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Elgin, Minnesota
How to Use This Elgin, Minnesota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elgin, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Elgin.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Elgin |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Wabasha County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.130244 |
| Longitude | -92.251559 |
| Population | 1,115 |
| Density | 468.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 55932 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| County Seat | Wabasha |
| School District | Plainview-Elgin-Millville |
About Elgin, Minnesota
Elgin is a locality in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,115. The population density is 468.4 people per km². Elgin is located at 44.1302°N, 92.2516°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elgin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55932.Elgin occupies a quiet fold of the driftless region where the North Fork Whitewater River carves a deliberate path through the limestone-rich soil. It lies 13.2 miles northeast of Rochester, MN (from Rochester, MN: bearing 55°T), and is situated 4.6 miles west-southwest of Plainview. The landscape surrounding Elgin operates on a scale of intimate shifts, defined by the Whitewater Way State Aquatic Management Area (Wabasha) that preserves the damp, verdant margins along the waterway. To the west, the horizon settles into the distant, muted silhouette of Irish Ridge, while the earth itself maintains a firm, inland composure far from any rising tide. In the golden hour, light clings to the tall grasses and the dense thickets, illuminating the sudden, sharp declivities that define the local topography before the land spills out into broader, cultivated plains.
Commerce in Elgin remains anchored to the rhythms of the soil and the legacy of the settlers who recognized the utility of this fertile drainage basin. Long before the modern grid, the presence of the North Fork Whitewater River dictated the flow of trade and the placement of homesteads, fostering a local economy that still leans into the agricultural productivity of the surrounding expanse. While the profound stillness of the Richard J Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest lies sixteen miles away and the deeper waters of Zumbro Lake wait eleven miles distant, the life of the inhabitants remains tethered to the immediate, practical necessities of the valley. Today, the town functions as a steady point of reference for those who navigate the switchbacks and open stretches of the region, maintaining a character that is as durable and unpretentious as the bedrock beneath its feet.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Whitewater Way State Aquatic Management Area (Wabasha) (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 097° E
- Carley State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 099° E
- James A. Carley & Ernestina Bolt Monument (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 108° E
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 064° NE
- Plainview Area History Center (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 059° NE
- Whitewater State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 102° E
- R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 002° N
- Bench (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 198° S
- Wooden Model Train (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 174° S
- Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 119° SE
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 173° S
- Chester Woods amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 198° S
- Historic Structure (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 232° SW
- Quarry Hill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 233° SW
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 103° E
- Taylor Arena (Stadium) — 12.7 mi, 234° SW
- Rochester Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 234° SW
- Heritage House (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 236° SW
- Threshold Arts (Gallery) — 13.0 mi, 234° SW
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 066° NE · 274k acres
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About This Elgin Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elgin, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.130244, -92.251559. 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 Elgin includes the ZIP code (55932), telephone area code (218), county seat of Wabasha County (Wabasha), and school district assignment (Plainview-Elgin-Millville).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
