Gully Minnesota Map

About Gully, Minnesota

Gully is a locality in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 59. The population density is 92.6 people per km². Gully is located at 47.7686°N, 95.6228°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gully is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56646.

Gully emerges from the flat, expansive plains of northwestern Minnesota as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vastness of the sky above it. It lies 40.1 miles west-northwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 301°T), and is situated 35.4 miles southeast of Thief River Falls. The land here remains an open expanse of fertile soil and prairie grass, where the Hangaard State Wildlife Management Area stretches directly across the local horizon, offering a sanctuary for migratory birds and the persistent silence of the plains. Three miles to the east, the waters of Schneider Lake catch the pale, northern light of dusk, reflecting a muted gray that mimics the cooling air of the season. Four miles away, the Lost River carves a subtle path through the terrain, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of deeper green vegetation that breaks the uniform color of the surrounding fields.

Gully functions as a steady center for the agricultural rhythm that governs the lives of those who work the heavy, dark earth of the region. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and planting, a pattern established by the early settlers who saw the promise in the deep, rich soil of the Red River Valley’s eastern reaches. History here is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of grain silos and the simple, functional architecture of a place built to withstand the long, deep winters of the North Woods. Everyday life in Gully moves at the pace of the wind across the fields, a deliberate and unadorned existence where the turning of the seasons provides the primary structure for the passing of years.

About This Gully Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gully, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.768569, -95.622795. 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 Gully includes the ZIP code (56646), telephone area code (320), county seat of Polk County (Crookston), and school district assignment (Fosston 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.