Sacred Heart, 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 Sacred Heart, Renville County.
| City | Sacred Heart |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Renville |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.786903 |
| Longitude | -95.351678 |
| Population | 481 |
| Density | 203.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Sacred Heart is a locality in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 481. The population density is 203.1 people per km². Sacred Heart is located at 44.7869°N, 95.3517°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56285.
Sacred Heart lies in a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers, where the land gently swells and recedes like a sleeping giant. It lies 51.9 miles north-west of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 318°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Granite Falls. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon that seems to hold the very breath of the prairie, their green and gold hues shifting with the passing sun. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, cool scent of damp earth and growing things, a quiet promise of abundance. Occasional stands of oak and maple break the expanse, their leaves whispering secrets to the wind, offering fleeting shade before the vast, open sky reclaims its dominion. The character of Sacred Heart is one of quiet perseverance, a place where life moves with a steady, unhurried cadence, mirroring the slow, deep rhythms of the land itself. The history of Sacred Heart is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Renville County, a testament to the generations who have coaxed life from this fertile soil. The land was first settled by European immigrants drawn to its rich black earth, their labor laying the foundation for the robust farming economy that continues to define the area today. While the deep past speaks of Sioux and Ojibwe peoples who also knew this terrain intimately, the more recent narrative centers on homesteaders and the enduring spirit of rural enterprise. Small family farms remain the bedrock, their weathered barns and silos standing as silent sentinels against the open sky, a visual echo of the enduring connection between the people and their work. The collective memory of Sacred Heart is a shared experience of planting, harvesting, and weathering the seasons, a quiet pride in the sustenance they provide.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Sacred Heart, 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 Sacred Heart and Renville County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart 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. |