Ormsby Minnesota Map
Ormsby, 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 Ormsby, Martin County.
Interactive Map of Ormsby, Minnesota
| City | Ormsby |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Martin |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.848289 |
| Longitude | -94.697755 |
| Population | 136 |
| Density | 15.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ormsby, Minnesota
Ormsby is a locality in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 15.1 people per km². Ormsby is located at 43.8483°N, 94.6978°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56162.
Ormsby rests in the broad, open embrace of the southern Minnesota prairie, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost defiant generosity. It lies 26.5 miles south of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-south-west of St. James. The land here is a canvas of cultivated fields, a patchwork quilt of corn and soybeans that ripples and shifts under the vast sky, broken only by the occasional cluster of farmsteads and the dark, sturdy lines of windbreaks. Even in the stillness of a summer afternoon, there's a palpable sense of movement, a slow turning of the earth that breathes across the flat, fertile plains. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the dust of the roads and the subtle sweetness of ripening crops, and as dusk approaches, the western sky bleeds into hues of apricot and rose, a quiet spectacle that spills across the landscape. The story of Ormsby is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heartland of Martin County, a place where the land has always dictated the pace of life and the shape of its economy. For generations, the rich Moberg loams have sustained farmers, their livelihoods tied to the predictable cycles of planting and harvest, a tradition that continues to define Ormsby's character. While the larger agricultural enterprises have evolved, the essence of a working prairie community persists, evident in the unpretentious dignity of its homes and the quiet hum of machinery during planting season. There are no grand pronouncements here, no towering monuments, but rather a deep, abiding connection to the soil, a heritage that is both humble and profoundly resilient, felt in the very texture of the land and the enduring spirit of its people.
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About This Ormsby Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ormsby, 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 Ormsby and Martin County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ormsby 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 Ormsby 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. |
