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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Green Tree. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Green Tree to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Green Tree, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Green Tree (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Green Tree. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Green Tree is historic, it would have been located within present day Lauderdale County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Green Tree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Tree:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Green Tree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Cypress Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- McGee Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Threet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Saint Florian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Zip City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Bailey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Wilson Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Belgreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Pleasant Site
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Burntout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Churntown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Spruce Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Edmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Town Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Oldham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Iuka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
- Short
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tishomingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Dennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holcut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Lowryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Bruton Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Westpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Liberty Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Corning ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Lutts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Collinwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Tree, see our County-by-County Page for Green Tree.
Cemeteries Near Green Tree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Tree.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Green Tree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Tree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winbourn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Bottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Green Tree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Tree.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Tree, with the one closest to Green Tree listed first.
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Smithsonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Barton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Gravelly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Tree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Tree.
Newspapers Published in Green Tree ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Tree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Tree, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Tree.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Green Tree:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Tishomingo County
- Hardin County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Green Tree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Tree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |