Garfield Minnesota Map
Garfield, 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 Garfield, Douglas County.
Interactive Map of Garfield, Minnesota
| City | Garfield |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Douglas |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.940794 |
| Longitude | -95.491987 |
| Population | 282 |
| Density | 141.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Garfield, Minnesota
Garfield is a locality in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 282. The population density is 141.5 people per km². Garfield is located at 45.9408°N, 95.4920°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56332.
Garfield rests in a quiet fold of the Minnesota prairie, where the land sighs itself into long, gentle swells under a sky that seems to stretch forever. It lies 69.3 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 293°T), and is situated 6.7 miles north-west of Alexandria. The fields here are a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans, their greens and golds shifting with the seasons, punctuated by the darker green of scattered woodlands and the glint of distant water. Roads, mostly gravel and firm, trace straight lines across this expanse, leading to farmsteads that appear like solitary sentinels against the horizon. The air, especially in late afternoon, carries a stillness that’s both profound and comforting, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the sharp cry of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Garfield is written in the soil and the resilience of its people, a story tied to the fertile ground and the promise of harvest. This is a place built on agriculture, where the rhythm of life has long been dictated by the planting and reaping cycles. The local economy remains deeply rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing as silent witnesses to the bounty of the land. While modern life has brought its conveniences, a strong sense of community persists, a quiet understanding forged by shared experiences and the enduring spirit of the prairie. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the past is not so much buried as it is woven into the very character of Garfield.
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About This Garfield Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Garfield, 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 Garfield and Douglas County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Garfield 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 Garfield 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. |
