Welcome to Bellechester ...

Bellechester is primarily located in Goodhue County<1>. A portion of Bellechester extends into Wabasha County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellechester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellechester has a population of 178 people<3> (see below for details).

Bellechester is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellechester had an population of 178 people. This is an increase of 1.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellechester had a population of 175 people. This makes Bellechester the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 175 people, the population of Bellechester increased 1.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 172 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bellechester.

Communities near Bellechester ...

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

• Red Wing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• Pine Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Island <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• Goodhue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodhue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Wanamingo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamingo
  • Wanamingo is located in Goodhue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanamingo <5>
• Mazeppa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
  • Mazeppa is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazeppa <5>
• 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
• 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

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 Bellechester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellechester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellechester. 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 Bellechester.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellechester ...

Looking for more information about Bellechester? 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 Bellechester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bellechester.

Adding Bellechester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellechester 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 Bellechester was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bellechester in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Bellechester post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellechester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/