Hazel Run Minnesota Map

About Hazel Run, Minnesota

Hazel Run is a locality in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 27.9 people per km². Hazel Run is located at 44.7519°N, 95.7150°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hazel Run is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56241.

Hazel Run occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to hold more light than the earth below. It lies 21.4 miles north of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-southwest of Granite Falls. The land here is defined by its subtle, glacial contours, a vast horizontal plain that catches the amber glow of the setting sun, turning the tall grasses into a sea of flickering gold. Two miles to the east, Spring Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a cool relief to the surrounding fields, while the distant, faint silhouette of Middag Knutea marks the edge of the far-off skyline. Five miles away, the Stokke State Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the local fauna, preserving a fragment of the wild, untamed character that once defined the entire region before the plow took hold.

Hazel Run persists as a testament to the endurance of those who settled this interior landscape, building a life upon the deep, productive soil that remains the primary engine of the local economy. The legacy of the early pioneers is still visible in the sturdy wooden structures that dot the vicinity, and the rhythm of the year is dictated by the slow, deliberate turning of the agricultural seasons. Beyond the immediate fields, the expansive basin of the Lady Shoe Lake Bed lies twelve miles out, a reminder of the ancient water systems that shaped this terrain, while the quiet waters of Lone Tree Lake offer a reflective stillness nine miles to the north. Life in Hazel Run moves with a steady, grounding pace, defined by the long, cold winters and the intense, vibrant growth of the short summer, keeping the residents in constant dialogue with the land they cultivate.

About This Hazel Run Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hazel Run, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.751902, -95.715024. 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 Hazel Run includes the ZIP code (56241), telephone area code (320), county seat of Yellow Medicine County (Granite Falls), and school district assignment (Yellow Medicine East).

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.