Sacred Heart Minnesota Map

About Sacred Heart, Minnesota

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.

About This Sacred Heart Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sacred Heart, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.786903, -95.351678. 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.

Detailed location data for Sacred Heart includes the ZIP code (56285), telephone area code (320), county seat of Renville County (Olivia), and school district assignment (Renville County West School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sacred Heart is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.