Graceville Minnesota Map

About Graceville, Minnesota

Graceville is a locality in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 529. The population density is 352.8 people per km². Graceville is located at 45.5691°N, 96.4345°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Graceville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56240.

Graceville occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 52.2 miles south-southwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 199°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north of Ortonville. The horizon remains perpetually open, a vast stage for the shifting light that turns the tall grasses into a sea of muted gold during the late afternoon. East Toqua Lake sits directly against the edge of the landscape, its surface often mirroring the heavy, slate-colored clouds that roll in from the west. Nearby, West Branch Twelvemile Creek carves a thin, vital vein through the soil, providing a slow-moving stillness to the rural terrain. Beyond the immediate fields, the depression of the Moonshine Lakebed marks the earth with a subtle, ancient indentation, a reminder of the geological forces that smoothed this terrain into a wide, quiet basin.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Graceville, where the seasonal work of the fields dictates the rhythm of the year. The local economy remains anchored to the productivity of the black, fertile earth, a legacy of the settlers who broke the sod to establish these homesteads. Residents often look toward the West Toqua State Wildlife Management Area, a expanse of protected land that preserves the native character of the region and offers a sanctuary for migratory birds. Life moves here with a deliberate, measured gravity, shaped by the intensity of the long winters and the quiet persistence of those who call the plains home. Even in the height of summer, there is a sense of endurance in the architecture and the way the wind carries the scent of dry hay across the quiet streets of Graceville.

About This Graceville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Graceville, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.56913, -96.434506. 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 Graceville includes the ZIP code (56240), telephone area code (320), county seat of Big Stone County (Ortonville), and school district assignment (Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley).

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.