Peterson Minnesota Map

About Peterson, Minnesota

Peterson is a locality in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 234. The population density is 190.2 people per km². Peterson is located at 43.7864°N, 91.8349°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Peterson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55962.

Peterson occupies a narrow limestone corridor where the Root River carves a quiet, persistent path through the bluff country. It lies 20.7 miles south-southwest of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 208°T), and is situated 17.0 miles southeast of St. Charles. The landscape rises in steep, verdant slopes toward the distant crest of Pigtail Ridge, creating a shadowed basin that captures the amber light of late afternoon. While the nearby Lobland Valley offers a sense of expansive stillness, the immediate terrain around Peterson remains defined by the limestone outcrops and the dense, vertical reaches of the R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest that encompasses the valley floor. The air here holds a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly as the sun dips behind the bluffs, casting long, cool shadows that settle over the valley like a heavy wool blanket.

Norwegian settlers first recognized the promise of this valley, laying the foundations for a community that would eventually center its economy on the rhythms of the agricultural seasons and the commerce of the valley rail line. Today, the enduring character of Peterson reveals itself in the preservation of its mid-century storefronts and the quiet, deliberate pace of those who maintain the local heritage. Though the distant Buell Lakes provide a different sort of water-bound stillness, the life of the place remains tethered to the Root River, which serves as a constant, rhythmic companion to the residents. This is a region where the history of the prairie transition meets the deep, shaded hollows of the hardwood timber, a place where the seasons dictate the internal clock of the neighborhood far more effectively than any mechanical measure of time.

About This Peterson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Peterson, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.786353, -91.834873. 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 Peterson includes the ZIP code (55962), telephone area code (218), county seat of Fillmore County (Preston), and school district assignment (Rushford-Peterson Public Schools).

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.