Trail Minnesota Map

About Trail, Minnesota

Trail is a locality in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 16. The population density is 21.3 people per km². Trail is located at 47.7800°N, 95.6922°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56684.

Trail sits under a vast, often bruised sky, a place where the land stretches out in broad, patient plains. It lies 63.0 miles east of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 99°T), and is situated 14.3 miles north of Fosston. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell of earth that hints at the immense geological forces that shaped it, now softened by centuries of wind and rain. Fields of wheat and corn, dressed in the muted greens and golds of the growing season, ripple under the breeze, their orderly rows a quiet testament to human endeavor against the wilder, untamed prairie. The air itself, especially in the long, slow twilight of summer, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-baked soil and distant, unseen water. The history of Trail is etched into its very being, a story of pioneers who wrestled a living from this seemingly boundless landscape. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile ground, established a community that has always held a deep reverence for the land. The local economy, still tethered to the agricultural cycles, sees prosperity ebb and flow with the bounty of the harvest. While not a bustling metropolis, Trail possesses a distinct character, a quiet resilience born of generations who understood the deep, abiding power of the prairie and the necessary partnership between humanity and the earth.

About This Trail Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Trail, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.779958, -95.692241. 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 Trail and Polk County.

Detailed location data for Trail includes the ZIP code (56684), telephone area code (320), county seat of Polk County (Crookston), and school district assignment (Clearbrook-Gonvick 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 Trail is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.