2016 Map of Bernadotte

About this map

Bernadotte serves as a central anchor in this agricultural landscape where Nicollet and Sibley counties meet. The small community is home to the Bernadotte Lutheran Cem, a significant site for local genealogical research and parish history. The surrounding terrain is defined by an extensive drainage network designed to manage the fertile prairie soils, featuring engineered waterways such as Judicial Ditch Number Six, County Ditch Number Forty A, and Judicial Ditch Number One A. These ditches, alongside natural features like Sand Lake and the S Br Rush River, reflect the long-standing efforts to transform this wetland-rich region into productive farmland. The grid-based road system, including Co Hwy 1 and numerous township roads like 330th St, illustrates the organized township-and-range development typical of southern Minnesota.