Welcome to West Granville ...
West Granville is located in Milwaukee County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of West Granville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Granville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
A typical abbreviation for West Granville: W. Granville
West Granville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: West Granville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named West Granville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Granville - they are located in Massachusetts and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Granville.
Communities near West Granville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Granville.
- Milwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Waukesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - New Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Oak Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 West Granville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Granville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Granville. 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 West Granville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Granville. See our Newspapers Page for West Granville.
Adding West Granville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Granville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Granville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Granville post office opened in 1856.
We also found West Granville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Granville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Granville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Granville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |