Mazeppa (/mɑːˈzɛpə/ mah-ZEP-ə)[6] is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, along the North Fork of the Zumbro River.

[2] Mazeppa was platted in 1855, and named in honor of Hetman Ivan Mazepa via a poem by Lord Byron.

[7] Mazeppa in its early years was a flour milling center and boasted 7 trains a day at its peak.

Despite valiant efforts at growth and industry, Mazeppa has since moved into the 21st Century as a quiet, well kept farm & bedroom community.

The newer adjoining high school and 1940s gymnasium were saved from the blaze by the heroic efforts of Mazeppa residents Keith Ramthun & Joseph Liffrig who managed to close the fire doors leading to the high school and gymnasium before the fire department arrived.

[9] The city contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1904 Walnut Street Bridge.

[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2), all of it land.

[11] Minnesota State Highway 60 serves as a main route in the community.

25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.