Welcome to Green Bay ...
So far, we found very little information about Green Bay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Green Bay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Green Bay, please Contact Us.
Green Bay would have been located within present day Clarke County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Bay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Green Bay is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Green Bay was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Green Bay still existed, it would have been in the (641) area code.
Communities Also Named Green Bay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Green Bay: This one is located in Clarke County and the other is located in Lee County.
Beyond Iowa, there are 14 communities that are also named Green Bay - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Bay.
Communities near Green Bay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Bay.
- Osceola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - New Virginia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Virginia
- New Virginia is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Virginia <4>
- Humeston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
- Humeston is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <4>
- Grand River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Van Wert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lucas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Garden Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Woodburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Green Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Bay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green Bay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Bay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Green Bay.
Adding Green Bay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Green Bay in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Green Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Green Bay post office opened in 1861.
We also found Green Bay in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Bay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clarke County: www.clarkecountyia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |