Myrtle Minnesota Map

About Myrtle, Minnesota

Myrtle is a locality in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 187.1 people per km². Myrtle is located at 43.5644°N, 93.1635°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Myrtle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56036.

Myrtle emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the southern prairie like a quiet gathering of grain silos and modest rooftops standing against the immense weight of the Midwestern sky. It lies 11.8 miles east-southeast of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 119°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-northeast of Northwood. The terrain surrounding Myrtle is defined by the subtle, rhythmic swell of agricultural earth, where the soil holds a dark, fertile promise that keeps the local economy tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. A few miles to the east, the waters of Mud Lake Creek trace a slow, serpentine path through the low-lying fields, while the slightly more distant expanse of Albert Lea Lake anchors the region’s hydrology, offering a cool respite when the midsummer heat shimmer settles over the corn rows. During the long, hushed winters, the light takes on a pale, crystalline quality that turns the frost-covered stalks of the fallow fields into a brittle, silvered landscape, reflecting a stillness that is as much a part of the local character as the work itself.

History in Myrtle is measured not in grand monuments but in the persistent endurance of the homesteading spirit that first broke this sod generations ago. The landscape is punctuated by the presence of the Shell Rock State Wildlife Management Area, a sanctuary five miles away that preserves the native grasses and quiet wetlands, providing a necessary counterpoint to the orderly, industrial precision of the surrounding farms. While the inhabitants remain focused on the practicalities of modern agrarian life, there is an unspoken recognition of the heritage left by those who navigated the vast, treeless stretches of this inland territory. Life in Myrtle maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, where the passage of time is marked by the shifting colors of the crops and the migration patterns of birds traveling toward the distant timber of Hartland Forest. It is a place where the social fabric is held together by the simple, repeated gestures of neighbors who understand that their livelihood is a direct conversation with the land.

About This Myrtle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Myrtle, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.564404, -93.163535. 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 Myrtle includes the ZIP code (56036), telephone area code (320), county seat of Freeborn County (Albert Lea), and school district assignment (Glenville-Emmons 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.