Walworth County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 159
Delavan, WI 53115

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Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

Town of Geneva

The southeastern quarter took its name from the lake, Geneva, in 1835. The towns of Bloomfield, Hudson (later Lyons), and Linn were set off in 1844. Sections 35-36 was originally named Duck Lake but is now known as Como. Elkhorn took away Section 6.

The county poor farm is in section 4.

Early family names in Geneva township include: CHASE, PAYNE, TRIMBLE, TIFFANY, ABELL AUGIER, AVERILL, BACON, BALDWIN, BARR, CAHOON, CARY, CLARK, COWLES, DUNBAR, DUNLAP, EVANS, FERGUSON, FLACK, GIESE, GOTT, HANDY, HARRIMAN, HARVEY, HERRICK, HOLBROOK, KELLEY, KENEL, McKAIG, MURDOCK, MUSGRAVE, OATMAN, PEAT, PECK, PORTER, RAND, REED, RHODES, ROSS, SCHUYLET, SPENCER, WAIT, WATTEN, WEBB, WILKINSON, and WRIGHT.

Cemetery Name	Location	Cemetery Active
Lake Geneva Pioneer	Sec 36	no
Dunbar-Reimer Road	Reimer Rd bet HY 67 & 12 Sec 7	no
Oak Hill	N end of city E of old HY 12 Sec 25	yes
North Geneva	MacLean Rd E of jct NN Sec 10	yes
Walworth Co Farm burials	County NN	no
Harris	Hy 50

Township Map circa 1900
Geneva 1900

Township Map circa 1907
Geneva 1907

Township Map circa 1923
Geneva 1923

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