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Truman Minnesota Map

Explore Truman, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Truman, Minnesota

How to Use This Truman, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Truman, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Truman.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Truman
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Martin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.827734
Longitude	-94.43719
Population	1,092
Density	383.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56088
Area Code	320
County Seat	Fairmont
School District	Truman Public School District

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About Truman, Minnesota

Truman is a locality in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,092. The population density is 383.6 people per km². Truman is located at 43.8277°N, 94.4372°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Truman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56088.

Truman occupies a vast, horizontal expanse of the Minnesota prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 12.2 miles north of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 6°T), and is situated 14.3 miles southeast of St. James. James. The horizon remains unbroken by the drama of peaks, save for the distant, faint suggestion of Fort Hill far to the west, leaving the land to stretch in flat, fertile relief toward the horizon. Two miles from the center, the quiet waters of Perch Lake offer a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting, pale clouds of the upper Midwest, while the nearby Perch Creek meanders through the tall grasses. During the long, hushed winters, the landscape turns to a monochromatic study in white and gray, the frost clinging to the stalks of dormant vegetation until the spring thaw brings a slow, deliberate renewal to the Perch Creek State Wildlife Management Area.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Truman, dictating the seasonal rhythm of the community as machinery moves across the dark, heavy soil that defines the regional economy. The town emerged from the necessity of rail and grain, its architecture defined by the utilitarian strength of elevators and solid, brick-faced storefronts that have weathered a century of prairie winds. Life here unfolds with a predictable, steady cadence, emphasizing a connection to the cycles of harvest and the quiet industry of those who steward the fields. Residents move with an awareness of the changing light, watching as the sun dips low over the endless furrows, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the stark, unadorned beauty of this productive inland plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Perch Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 290° W
SGT Corey Sathoff (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 198° S
Armbrust State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 208° SW
Blue Earth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 045° NE
Martin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.0 mi, 255° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 190° S
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 185° S
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 186° S
Dodd Ford Historic Bridge (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 075° E
Winnebago Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 107° E
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 315° NW
Watona Park Peace Pole (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 003° N
Major General Doyle E. Larson (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 003° N
Etta C Ross Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 128° SE
Wakefield House Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 127° SE
Mountain Lake Site (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 286° W
Minneopa State Park (State Park) — 28.4 mi, 028° NE
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 087° E
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 31.0 mi, 358° N
Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 31.1 mi, 045° NE
Andreas Theatre (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 044° NE
410 Project (Gallery) — 31.5 mi, 043° NE
Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 31.7 mi, 042° NE
Former Dam Site (Viewpoint) — 31.7 mi, 359° N
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 31.9 mi, 267° W
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.0 mi, 155° SE · 5,668 acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.3 mi, 028° NE · 24k acres

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