Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Acres (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 Acres. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Green Acres is located in Scott County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine & Rock Island (IL).
Below are the counties that are near Green Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Acres:
- Scott County (The home county of Green Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Davenport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bettendorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Panorama Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Long Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Donahue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Park View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Park View is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park View
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Blue Grass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Sunbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Bennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Lime City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Lowden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- De Witt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Folletts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Shaffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Calamus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calamus is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Low Moor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Bliedorn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bliedorn is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliedorn
- North Welton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Welton
- Welton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Welton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Camanche
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Midway Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Pleasant Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Fairport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- South Towne Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Muscatine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Atalissa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Henry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Colona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Briar Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Hickory Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Orion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Lynn Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ophiem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Preemption
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Matherville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Shale City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Gilchrist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Viola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aledo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Eliza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rock Island County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Rock Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <1>
- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
- East Moline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
- Andalusia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coyne Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silvis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <1>
- Carbon Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barstow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whiteside County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
- Newton Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- East Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Green Acres.
Cemeteries Near Green Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Acres.
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 Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davenport Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Davenport.
- The City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davenport City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1180104 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tri-City Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Friday Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Green Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Davenport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Rock Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <1>
- Eldridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
- Long Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Grass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donahue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walcott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andalusia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Acres.
Newspapers Published in Green Acres ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Acres, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Acres:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cedar County
- Clinton County
- Muscatine County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Rock Island County
- Whiteside County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |