Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Goerkes Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Goerkes Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Goerkes Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Goerkes Corner: Goerkes Cor. (or less commonly used: Goerkes Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Goerkes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Goerkes Corner may originally have been Goerke's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Goerkes Corner might be written as Goerke Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Goerkes Corner is located in Waukesha County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waukesha County: Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Goerkes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goerkes Corner:
- Waukesha County (The home county of Goerkes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Calhoun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Waukesha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Elm Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Pewaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Pewaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Lannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Tess Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Pewaukee West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pewaukee West is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee West
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Ashippun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Neosho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Rubicon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Huilsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Hustisford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac La Belle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Lake Lac La Belle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Ixonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Helenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Johnson Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Watertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Kenosha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Somers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somers is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Wauwatosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- West Allis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Hales Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- West Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Greendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Saint Martins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Milwaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Brown Deer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Shorewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Freistadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Mequon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
- Thiensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Cedarburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Horns Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Ulao
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Saukville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Port Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Wind Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Kneeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Honey Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Eagle Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Franksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Browns Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- East Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Troy is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
- Troy Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Little Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Voree ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Spring Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Bowers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Lauderdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Lake Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Richfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Rockfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Rugby Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Cedar Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Slinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Cedar Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Saint Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Myra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goerkes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Goerkes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Goerkes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goerkes Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Goerkes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goerkes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elm Grove.
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery has also been known as:
- Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188833 <2>
- Mound Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Dominics Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- New Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Goerkes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goerkes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goerkes Corner, with the one closest to Goerkes Corner listed first.
- Calhoun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Waukesha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Duplainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplainville
- Elm Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Marcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Lannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Tess Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Hales Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pewaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Fussville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goerkes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goerkes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Goerkes Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 317 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goerkes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goerkes Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goerkes Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Goerkes Corner:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Waukesha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Jefferson County
- Kenosha County
- Milwaukee County
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goerkes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goerkes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |