THE BELLECHESTER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rochester/Paleozoic Plateau Upland setting.
Bellechester city has 0.32 square miles of land in Goodhue County, Wabasha County. Its Census reference point is in Rochester/Paleozoic Plateau Upland, within Driftless Area.
Deeply cut valleys divide a bedrock plateau with windblown soil on many uplands. Glaciers had less influence here than in neighboring regions, leaving a distinctly hilly landscape.
Regional context: Driftless Area ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Bellechester intersects 2 county geographies: Goodhue County, Wabasha County. A Bellechester mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Bellechester by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Bellechester, or 0% of its total area. It is 8.4 percentage points lower than the 8.4% recorded for Minnesota. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bellechester city has 0.9% of the land area of nearby Chester township (35.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

