Welcome to Calhoun ...

Calhoun is located in Waukesha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calhoun, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Calhoun is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Calhoun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Calhoun: This one is located in Waukesha County and the other is located in Chippewa County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 26 communities that are also named Calhoun - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Calhoun.

Communities near Calhoun ...

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

• Milwaukee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
• Waukesha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• West Allis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
• Wauwatosa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• Brookfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Greenfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Oak Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
• Muskego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
  • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 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 Calhoun. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calhoun.

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

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

Adding Calhoun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calhoun 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 Calhoun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Calhoun post office opened in 1882.

We also found Calhoun in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calhoun.