Welcome to Goerkes Corner ...

Goerkes Corner is located in Waukesha County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Goerkes Corner: Goerkes Cor. (or less commonly used: Goerkes Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Goerkes Corner for more information about variations on the name of Goerkes Corner.

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

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

Communities near Goerkes Corner ...

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

• Milwaukee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
• Waukesha
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• West Allis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
• Wauwatosa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Oak Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
• Muskego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
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  • 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 Goerkes Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goerkes Corner.

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

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