Magnolia Minnesota Map

About Magnolia, Minnesota

Magnolia is a locality in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 196. The population density is 94.8 people per km². Magnolia is located at 43.6452°N, 96.0792°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Magnolia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56158.

Magnolia endures as a quiet expanse of prairie and cultivated earth, defined by the vast, unburdened sky that stretches over the southwestern corner of the state. It lies 24.2 miles west of Worthington, MN (from Worthington, MN: bearing 274°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Luverne. The horizon remains largely uninterrupted, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge, which serves as a silent sentinel to the west. Elk Creek carves a modest path through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by the deepening of green along its banks where the grasses grow taller and the soil holds the memory of spring rains. Light here possesses a singular, piercing clarity, particularly at dusk, when the sun dips low and casts long, thin shadows that lend the flat fields a sudden, dramatic depth.

Magnolia maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal cycle of the harvest, its economy firmly rooted in the productivity of the surrounding plains. The legacy of those who first broke this sod remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that defines the local streetscape, built to withstand the deep, biting winters that test the mettle of all who reside here. Beyond the immediate reach of the grain elevators and homes, the Aid-pit State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for native flora and fauna, providing a stark, preserved contrast to the ordered rows of agriculture. Residents may travel seven miles to the waters of South Mound Creek Pool to find a rare stillness, yet it is the relentless, honest work of the land that continues to provide the essential character of Magnolia.

About This Magnolia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Magnolia, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.645246, -96.079191. 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 Magnolia includes the ZIP code (56158), telephone area code (320), county seat of Rock County (Luverne), and school district assignment (Luverne 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.