In the early days of the community, a Negro family arrived. The man was a good singer, entertained the people of Glass Valley, Cmerema and Corners communities with spirituals. Someone decided on the name "Jerusalem Corners," by which the area has since been known.

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[Source: Pierce County Herald (Ellsworth, Wis.), Aug. 30, 1962]