Martin is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Balsam Township,

Itasca County Itasca County ( ) is a county located in the Iron Range region of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,014. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shorte ...

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, United States. The community is northwest of Bovey, near the junction of Itasca County Roads 49 and 50. County Road 326 is also in the area. Nearby places include Trout Lake and Spider Lake. Martin is 23 miles northwest of Bovey; and 22 miles north of

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is the largest city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. With a population of 198,917 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 200,117 in 2024, Grand Rapids is the List of municipalities ...

. It is 14 miles southeast of Marcell; and 25 miles southeast of Bigfork. Martin is within ZIP code 55709, based in Bovey. The community is within the

Chippewa National Forest Chippewa National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Minnesota, United States, in the counties of Itasca, Cass and Beltrami. Forest headquarters are located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. There are local ranger district offices ...

. Martin is in the southwestern portion of Balsam Township.

References

* Mn/DOT map of Itasca County – Sheet 3 – 2011 edition Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Itasca County, Minnesota {{ItascaCountyMN-geo-stub