Gilman Minnesota Map

About Gilman, Minnesota

Gilman is a locality in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 182.2 people per km². Gilman is located at 45.7352°N, 93.9491°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilman is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56329, 56333.

Gilman sits amidst the quiet, expansive stretches of the Minnesota interior, where the horizon remains flat and unburdened by the jagged heights of the distant Ripley Esker. It lies 14.4 miles northeast of Sauk Rapids, MN (from Sauk Rapids, MN: bearing 47°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-northwest of Foley. The land here holds the stillness of the northern plains, characterized by vast, open fields that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the dark, heavy soil. A mile to the west, the Elk River traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its current barely audible against the steady rustle of wind through the surrounding stands of trees. To the north, the landscape deepens into the quiet solitude of the Graham State Wildlife Management Area, where the air feels sharper and the earth holds the damp, ancient memory of glacial retreat.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Gilman, as the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow turning of the soil and the methodical harvest that sustains the region. The history of the area remains etched in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its homesteads, which reflect a legacy of resilience shaped by the long, iron-gray winters that define the local character. Residents look toward Mayhew Lake as a steady point of orientation, a place where the stillness of the water mirrors the unhurried temperament of those who call Gilman home. Life here is measured not by the velocity of modern enterprise, but by the persistent, quiet labor of a community rooted in the land, where the changing color of the crops serves as the primary clock for the passing year.

About This Gilman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gilman, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.735245, -93.949148. 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 Gilman includes the ZIP code (56329, 56333), telephone area code (320), county seat of Benton County (Foley), and school district assignment (Foley 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.