Jeffers Minnesota Map

About Jeffers, Minnesota

Jeffers is a locality in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 368. The population density is 353.5 people per km². Jeffers is located at 44.0558°N, 95.1967°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56145.

Jeffers rests in the wide embrace of Cottonwood County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale slowly under the vast prairie sky. It lies 29.9 miles west-south-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 247°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north-north-west of Windom. Rolling fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy shimmer of heat or the crisp clarity of autumn air. The terrain here is gentle, a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of wind and water over millennia, giving rise to subtle swells and dips that cradle farmsteads and groves of trees. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn or as dusk paints the western sky in hues of rose and lavender, carries the scent of turned earth and the distant murmur of life, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil. The story of Jeffers is one of tenacious agriculture, a legacy woven from the dreams of settlers who saw potential in this fertile ground. For generations, the economy has been deeply rooted in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While the broad strokes of its history speak of hardy pioneers carving a life from the prairie, smaller details emerge in the enduring architecture of old barns and the quiet pride of families who have tended these fields for decades. Jeffers continues to be a place where neighbors know each other's names and the simple act of a shared conversation over a fence line carries the weight of community, a quiet strength that endures.

About This Jeffers Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jeffers, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.05579, -95.19666. 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 Jeffers and Cottonwood County.

Detailed location data for Jeffers includes the ZIP code (56145), telephone area code (320), county seat of Cottonwood County (Windom), and school district assignment (Red Rock Central School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Jeffers is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.