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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bellechester (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bellechester. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bellechester is primarily located in Goodhue County. A portion of Bellechester extends into Wabasha County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Goodhue County: Dakota, Dodge, Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha, Pepin (WI) & Pierce (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Bellechester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellechester:

  • Goodhue County     (The home county of Bellechester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Goodhue
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
      • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <2>
    • Zumbrota
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
      • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <2>
    • Frontenac
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontenac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
      • Frontenac is located in Goodhue County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <2>
    • Red Wing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hader
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
      • Hader is located in Goodhue County
    • Wanamingo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Roscoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
    • Welch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
      • Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <2>
    • Kenyon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dennison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Miesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miesville
      • Miesville is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miesville <2>
    • New Trier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
      • New Trier is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Randolph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vermillion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
      • Vermillion is located in Dakota County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <2>
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
    • Mantorville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantorville
      • Mantorville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantorville <2>
    • West Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kasson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
      • Kasson is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasson <2>
    • Dodge Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Center
      • Dodge Center is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge Center <2>
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Oronoco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
      • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <2>
    • Genoa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
    • Post Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Byron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Rochester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Viola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Olmsted County
    • Shanty Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
      • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
    • Eyota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
      • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <2>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Nerstrand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nerstrand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nerstrand
      • Nerstrand is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nerstrand <2>
    • Moland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
      • Moland is located in Rice County
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Mazeppa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Zumbro Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
    • Hammond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Jarrett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
    • Millville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Reads Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
      • Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <2>
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Plainview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
    • Wabasha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
      • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <2>
    • Kellogg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <2>
    • Weaver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Wabasha County
  • Winona County
    • Beaver ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Winona County
  • Buffalo County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Nelson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Maxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Pepin County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Stockholm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Stockholm is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Lakeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Pepin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
      • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Lund
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Lund is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Barry Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
      • Barry Corner is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Ella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
      • Ella is located in Pepin County (WI)
    • Arkansaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
      • Arkansaw is located in Pepin County (WI)
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.
    • Bay City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Hager City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hager City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
      • Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Maiden Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
      • Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Moeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
      • Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Plum City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
      • Plum City is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
    • Ellsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
    • Trimbelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimbelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
      • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Waverly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • El Paso
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Morton Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
    • Prescott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellechester, see our County-by-County Page for Bellechester.

Newspapers Published in Bellechester ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellechester.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellechester, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellechester.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bellechester:

Cemeteries Near Bellechester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellechester.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellechester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.

  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
  • Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Chester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
  • St. James Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bear Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Valley Cemetery
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
  • Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhue Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Zumbrota East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zumbrota East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zumbrota East Cemetery
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Black Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • German Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Methodist Cemetery
    • Old German Evangelical Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old German Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old German Evangelical Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bellechester had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bellechester had a population of 177 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellechester, with the one closest to Bellechester listed first.

  • Bear Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Wabasha County
  • Oak Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
    • Oak Center is located in Wabasha County
  • Belvidere Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Mills
    • Belvidere Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Goodhue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue
    • Goodhue is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodhue <2>
  • Mazeppa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • White Willow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
    • White Willow is located in Goodhue County
  • Zumbro Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Claybank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claybank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
    • Claybank is located in Goodhue County
  • Hay Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
    • Hay Creek is located in Goodhue County
  • Forest Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
    • Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
  • Zumbrota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zumbrota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbrota
    • Zumbrota is located in Goodhue County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zumbrota <2>
  • Ryan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Goodhue County
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    • South Troy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Troy
      • South Troy is located in Wabasha County
    • Hammond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Jarrett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellechester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellechester.

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

The official website for Goodhue County: www.co.goodhue.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellechester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellechester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3719, Longitude: -92.5113       In this case, the coordinates for Bellechester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellechester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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