Bernadotte, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:Bernadotte
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nicollet
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Bernadotte Township
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1004
Coordinates:44.4553°N -94.3011°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:56054
Area Code:507
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:639970

Bernadotte is an unincorporated community in Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States, near Lafayette. The community is located near the junction of Nicollet County Roads 1 and 10.

Bernadotte is the home of Historic Marker: Bernadotte Lutheran Church[1] and Historic Marker: Bernadotte Co-op Creamery.[2]

Bernadotte is also the home of the world's largest collection of cow-related items, amassed by local celebrity and resident Ruth Klossner.[3] This record was officially approved by Guinness World Records on June 9, 2015.[4]

History

A post office called Bernadotte was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1904.[5] The community was named for Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, a French Jacobines leader, later French Marshal, later King Charles XIV of Sweden and Charles III of Norway and founder of the House of Bernadotte.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Markers: Bernadotte Lutheran Church.
  2. Web site: Historic Markers – Bernadotte Co-op Creamery.
  3. Web site: Largest collection of cow-related items: Ruth Klossner breaks Guinness World Records' record. www.worldrecordacademy.com. 2015-10-02.
  4. Web site: Largest collection of cow-related items. 2015-10-03.
  5. Web site: Nicollet County . Jim Forte Postal History . 23 July 2015.
  6. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 372.