McGrath Minnesota Map

About McGrath, Minnesota

McGrath is a locality in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 42.7 people per km². McGrath is located at 46.2399°N, 93.2725°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McGrath is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56350.

McGrath emerges from the vast, quiet expanse of the North Woods, where the ground is defined by the steady, dark pulse of Bear Creek as it carves through the low-lying timberland. It lies 45.1 miles east of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 100°T), and is situated 25.1 miles north of Mora. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly at dusk when the light flattens against the brush and the shadows of the surrounding pines lengthen across the damp earth. A short distance away, the landscape shifts toward the dense, tangled growth of the Solana State Forest, while the nearby Miscellaneous SRMA offers a quiet sanctuary for the native wildlife that moves unseen through the brush. Six miles to the east, the Giese Truck Trail provides a rugged passage through the wilderness, leading travelers toward the stillness of Cedar Lake, a place where the water mirrors the gray, heavy clouds of the changing seasons.

McGrath bears the quiet weight of a history built on the industry of the timber trade and the slow, persistent labor of clearing the stubborn Minnesota soil. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the turning of the seasons, moving from the biting, deep winters of legend to the brief, fervent growth of summer, a cycle that has long shaped the character of those who remain. Economic activity remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Even as the modern world encroaches, the identity of McGrath stays rooted in its Scandinavian and Ojibwe heritage, a subtle, layered influence that persists in the way the land is worked and the way the long, cold evenings are spent waiting for the spring thaw.

About This McGrath Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McGrath, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.239948, -93.27245. 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 McGrath includes the ZIP code (56350), telephone area code (320), county seat of Aitkin County (Aitkin), and school district assignment (McGregor 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.