Milroy Minnesota Map

About Milroy, Minnesota

Milroy is a locality in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 259. The population density is 383.1 people per km². Milroy is located at 44.4177°N, 95.5533°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Milroy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56263.

Milroy occupies a quiet expanse of the southwestern Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels immense and unburdened. It lies 11.8 miles east of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 100°T), and is situated 13.2 miles north-northeast of Tracy. The land here is defined by the slow, deliberate work of seasonal cycles, marked by the nearby presence of Sleepy Eye Creek, which traces a path through the fields just two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain dips toward the remnants of the ancient, dry Nettiewynnt Lake Bed, and the wilder, grassy expanses of the Sandy Slough State Wildlife Management Area offer a sanctuary for the local fauna. When the light of late afternoon slants across the dry stalks of harvest, the landscape takes on a muted, golden hue, revealing the subtle variations in the soil that have sustained this region for generations.

Milroy emerged from the necessity of the railroad and the stubborn resolve of those who turned the sod of the plains into a landscape of agriculture and commerce. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding fields, where the rhythm of seeding and harvest dictates the pulse of the day. Life in Milroy moves with an intentional, steady cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of denser urban centers. While Lake Marshall provides a nearby destination for those who seek the stillness of water, the identity of the people here is tethered to the earth itself, a heritage shaped by the quiet perseverance of those who settled this open, wind-swept country.

About This Milroy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milroy, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.417734, -95.553344. 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 Milroy includes the ZIP code (56263), telephone area code (320), county seat of Redwood County (Redwood Falls), and school district assignment (Milroy 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.