Gratiot, WI

Gratiot is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The 2020 census counted 224 residents. The village is surrounded by Gratiot. The village was named after Henry Gratiot, a French-American trader and Indian Agent. The Cheese Country Trail passes through the village. The through line in Gratiot is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Gratiot makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The post office was opened in the community by the first postmaster, Fortunatus Berry, in July 1834. Gratiot includes the Cheese Country Trail.