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 Granville (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 Granville. 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.
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.
Granville is located in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County: Ozaukee, Racine, Washington & Waukesha.
Below are the counties that are near Granville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Granville:
- Milwaukee County (The home county of Granville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- West Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Brown Deer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- River Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- River Hills is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- Bayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bayside is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Fox Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Whitefish Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Wauwatosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- Shorewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
- West Allis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- West Milwaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Milwaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Rubicon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Ashippun
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashippun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashippun
- Huilsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huilsburg is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huilsburg
- Neosho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Neosho is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Iron Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Ridge is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Neda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neda is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neda
- Hustisford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hustisford is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustisford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,060 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Kewaskum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kewaskum is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaskum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,296 people
- New Fane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Fane is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fane
- Saint Kilian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Kilian is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Elmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Lac La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Lac La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lac La Belle
- Ixonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ixonia is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixonia
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Mequon
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Freistadt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Thiensville
(5 miles [8 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Horns Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Ulao
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulao
- Saukville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Port Washington
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Waubeka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Holy Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Kohler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Kneeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kneeland is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- Wind Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Franksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Franksville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
- Waterford
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Yorkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Wind Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Point is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Random Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Random Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Lake Beulah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Beulah is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Beulah
- Potter Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Germantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Rockfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Richfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Rugby Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Junction
- Lake Five
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Five is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Five
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Myra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Slinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slinger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Cedar Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Fussville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Menomonee Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Lannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Sussex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Pewaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Pewaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Merton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merton is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Waukesha
(14 miles [22.5 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Granville, see our County-by-County Page for Granville.
Cemeteries Near Granville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granville.
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 Granville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Granville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Granville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Community United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memorial Park
- The Valhalla Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89454 <1>
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mequon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Granville had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Fussville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- West Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Brown Deer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Mequon
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Menomonee Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Freistadt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistadt
- Thiensville
(5 miles [8 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
- Lannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Marcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Rockfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meeker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kirchhayn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirchhayn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirchhayn
- Whitefish Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
- Cedarburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Granville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Granville.
Newspapers Published in Granville ...
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 375 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Granville:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Milwaukee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Jefferson County
- Ozaukee County
- Racine County
- Sheboygan County
- Walworth County
- Washington County
- Waukesha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Granville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Granville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |