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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 Graham Corners (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 Graham Corners. 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 Graham Corners ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Graham Corners: Graham Cors.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.

Below are the counties that are near Graham Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graham Corners:

  • Fond du Lac County     (The home county of Graham Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham Corners, with the one closest to Graham Corners listed first.
    • Armstrong
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Banner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dotyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint Cloud
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Calvary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
      • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Calvary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calvary
      • From Graham Corners to Calvary
    • New Prospect
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Malone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malone
      • From Graham Corners to Malone
    • Campbellsport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marblehead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Johnsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peebles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peebles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
      • Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peebles
      • From Graham Corners to Peebles
  • Calumet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham Corners, with the one closest to Graham Corners listed first.
    • New Holstein
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
      • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
    • Brothertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Quinney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Brant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
      • Brant is located in Calumet County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brant
      • From Graham Corners to Brant
    • Stockbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Potter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Harrison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hilbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
      • Hilbert is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Saint John
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sherwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calumet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham Corners, with the one closest to Graham Corners listed first.
    • Lomira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Knowles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Theresa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kekoskee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kekoskee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
      • Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Mayville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
    • Huilsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Neda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waupun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waupun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
      • Waupun is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
    • Iron Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Horicon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horicon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horicon
      • Horicon is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
  • Manitowoc County
  • Ozaukee County
  • Sheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham Corners, with the one closest to Graham Corners listed first.
    • Glenbeulah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
      • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cascade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkhart Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
      • Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Waldo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Adell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
      • Adell is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Johnsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Random Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ourtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Howards Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
      • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Sheboygan Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kohler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Washington County
  • Winnebago County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graham Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Graham Corners.

Cemeteries Near Graham Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graham Corners.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graham Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graham Corners, with the one closest to Graham Corners listed first.

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Greenbush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Greenbush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Greenbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michael's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dundee Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dundee Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dundee Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenbush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (303 more) ...
    • St. Fridolin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Fridolin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Fridolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Graham Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graham Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Graham Corners, with the one closest to Graham Corners listed first.

  • Armstrong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dotyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dundee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Greenbush
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Sheboygan County
  • Waucousta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waucousta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucousta
    • Waucousta is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Hulls Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Sheboygan County
  • Saint Cloud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Calvary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
    • Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Glenbeulah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenbeulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
    • Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • New Prospect
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Calvary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Calvary
    • From Graham Corners to Calvary
  • Eden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graham Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graham Corners.

Newspapers Published in Graham Corners ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graham Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graham Corners, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graham Corners.

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 Graham Corners:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graham Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>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 Graham Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graham Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graham Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7327, Longitude: -88.1755    









 

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