Neighborhood Profiles

Brookfield
A prosperous municipality west of Milwaukee, Brookfield was originally settled as a farming community with two major railroads running through the center. The old Watertown Plank Road, literally made ... Details

Downtown/East Side
It is perhaps no coincidence Milwaukee’s founders saw great promise on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Travel and commerce by water was already extremely popular in the 1830s, when settlers flowed ... Details

Lake Country
With its large number of lakes, locals commonly refer to the northwestern corner of Waukesha County as "Lake Country." Its many inland lakes include Pewaukee, Nagawicka, Beaver, North, Moose, Pine, ... Details

Menomonee Falls
For whatever reason, the origins of the Village of Menomonee Falls remain murky. Named after the Menomonee River and the subsequent waterfall downtown, the first post office of record opened in ... Details

New Berlin
Located southwest of Milwaukee in the southeast part of Waukesha County, New Berlin township settlements date from the early 1830s. Mostly forest at the time, pioneers who settled here cultivated the ... Details