Welcome to Bernadotte ...

Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County<1>.

The location of Bernadotte has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bernadotte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Bernadotte is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bernadotte lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bernadotte is within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Bernadotte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bernadotte - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bernadotte.

Communities near Bernadotte ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bernadotte.

• New Ulm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
  • New Ulm is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ulm <4>
• Saint Peter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <4>
• Le Sueur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <4>
• Gaylord
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <4>
• Arlington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Winthrop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Nicollet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
  • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <4>
• Henderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Gibbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <4>
• Brownton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownton
  • Brownton is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bernadotte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bernadotte.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bernadotte. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bernadotte.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernadotte. See our Newspapers Page for Bernadotte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bernadotte ...

Looking for more information about Bernadotte? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bernadotte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bernadotte.

Adding Bernadotte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bernadotte in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bernadotte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bernadotte post office opened in 1871.

We also found Bernadotte in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bernadotte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bernadotte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nicollet County: www.co.nicollet.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/