Marietta Minnesota Map

About Marietta, Minnesota

Marietta is a locality in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 122.0 people per km². Marietta is located at 45.0083°N, 96.4176°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marietta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56257.

Marietta sits amidst the vast, level expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims a dominant share of the view. It lies 49.6 miles northwest of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 322°T), and is situated 18.0 miles southeast of Milbank. The landscape around Marietta is defined by a rhythmic flatness, broken only by the subtle rise of Mount Wickham four miles to the east and the meandering path of the South Fork Yellow Bank River, which flows just two miles from the center. Within a mile of the perimeter, the David B. Vesall State Wildlife Management Area provides a quiet refuge for native grasses and migratory birds, offering a sanctuary that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world. When the late afternoon sun hangs low, the light catches the golden stalks of the fields, casting long, lean shadows that seem to hold the stillness of the earth in a brief, amber suspension.

Marietta carries the quiet weight of a legacy built upon the deep, dark soil of the upper plains, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest. Generations have organized their lives around the seasonal shifts of the grain, maintaining a steady, industrious pulse that defies the isolation of the inland plains. Life in Marietta moves with a deliberate gravity, far removed from the bustle of urban centers, yet connected to a regional heritage of resilience and endurance. While the nearest water is the distant Mud Lake, the local identity is shaped not by the proximity of large bodies of water, but by the expansive, open land that demands a patient, watchful eye from those who call the region home.

About This Marietta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marietta, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.008297, -96.417551. 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 Marietta includes the ZIP code (56257), telephone area code (320), county seat of Lac qui Parle County (Madison), and school district assignment (Lac Qui Parle Valley 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.