Do you know of Granville Center ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Granville Center. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Granville Center.<1>

Our sources for Granville Center (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Granville Center other than they indicate that Granville Center would be found somewhere in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1874 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Granville Center ...

We found two communities that share the name Granville Center.

Within Wisconsin, the name Granville Center is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Hampden County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Granville Center [Hampden County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bradford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Granville Center [Bradford County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Granville Center ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Granville Center:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Granville Center - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Granville Center.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 55/30550   (Place Name: Granville Center)

County: Milwaukee     (FIPS State/County: 55/079)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Granville Center) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Milwaukee County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Milwaukee County.