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From "Wisconsin - Its Territorial and Statehood Post Offices" (Wisconsin Postal History Society, 1995):
"Utter's Corners: Established in Walworth County September 7, 1849 with Edson B. Older as postmaster. The office was moved to Rock County on February 19, 1853 with Joseph Curtis Utter as postmaster. It was moved back to Walworth County on June 23, 1854 with Simon F. Utter as postmaster. The office was again moved back to Rock County on April 21, 1858 with Joseph C. Utter as postmaster. It was discontinued August 26, 1858. In Walworth County it was located in Section 31 of Whitewater Township. In Rock County it was suspected to have been in Section 36 in Lima Township."
From the "Wisconsin Gazetteer" (Beriah Brown, Printer, 1853):
"Utter's Corners, P.[Postal] V.[Village] -- Walworth County, on section 6, town 3N. of range 15E., being town of Richmond, 15 miles northwest from Elkhorn, and about 50 miles southeast of Madison. It has a store, hotel, and Methodist Church, and is surrounded by good farming country."
Obviously, there's a discrepancy here regarding the location of the earliest Walworth County location. Quite likely (since the "Wisconsin Gazetteer" was published in 1853, the same year as the P.O. was established) there was an earlier location than that noted "officially" in the postal records.
From "A Few Good Men of Wisconsin - Including Biographical Sketches and Early County Histories" (Snyder, Van Vechten & Co., 1878) -- excerpt from section on Trempealeau County in the 1850's:
"Alex. McGilvery son and Chas. Utter's daughter were the first white children born in the county." (Could this have been one of your great-grandmother's siblings?)
I hope some of this information is new and helpful. Good luck in your search.
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