Marietta Minnesota Map
Marietta, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Marietta, Lac qui Parle County.
Interactive Map of Marietta, Minnesota
| City | Marietta |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Lac qui Parle |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.008297 |
| Longitude | -96.417551 |
| Population | 166 |
| Density | 87.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Marietta, Minnesota
Marietta is a locality in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 87.4 people per km². Marietta is located at 45.0083°N, 96.4176°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56257.
Marietta rests in the broad, generous sweep of western Minnesota, a place where the sky asserts its dominion. It lies 101.7 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 8°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-east of Milbank. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a gentle rolling that speaks of ancient glacial sculptors rather than dramatic peaks. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the prairie, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun's slow arc. The air, especially in the hushed moments before dawn or at the lingering edge of dusk, carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet hum of life that the vast openness seems to magnify. Trees, sparse and wind-sculpted, often stand sentinel at the edges of these cultivated expanses, their branches reaching like patient hands towards the endless blue. This is a land shaped by generations of farmers, their lives intertwined with the fertile soil and the predictable, yet often fierce, Minnesota seasons. The economy of Marietta has long been tethered to the bounty of the earth, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence. While grain elevators stand as silent monuments to harvests past and present, the community also fosters a quiet resilience, a spirit that has weathered economic shifts and the inevitable pull of larger centers. The local school, a hub of activity, and the familiar storefronts along the main street are the anchors of daily life, each carrying the unspoken narratives of families who have called this place home for decades, their stories etched not in stone, but in the enduring rhythm of planting and reaping.
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About This Marietta Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Marietta, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Marietta and Lac qui Parle County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Marietta is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Marietta is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
