Formerly Blodgett; named for Frederick Goerke, blacksmith, wagonmaker, and innkeeper. A post office was located there (under the name Blodgett) from 1885 to 1895, with Frederick Goerke as postmaster.

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[Source: Milwaukee Sentinel, June 5, 1953; Wisconsin: Its Territorial and Statehood Post Offices]