2022 Map of Goodhue East

About this map

The agricultural heart of Goodhue County is defined by a dense network of early immigrant religious and burial sites, reflecting the German and Norwegian heritage of the region. Distinctive clusters of settlements such as Goodhue and Bellechester anchor the landscape, while smaller locales like Belvidere Mills and Hay Creek sit along the winding watercourses of Hay Creek and Wells Creek. The terrain is characterized by the complex drainage patterns of these creeks, which cut through the uplands and are paralleled by the Goodhue Pioneer State Trail. For the genealogist, the map is remarkably dense with specific denominational markers, including the Saint John's German Lutheran Cem, Hof Norwegian Lutheran Church Cem, and the Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Cem, each preserving the specific ethnic and social geography of this rural Minnesota community.