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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 Brier (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 Brier. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Brier is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Guthrie & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Green Brier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Brier:

  • Greene County     (The home county of Green Brier)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Cooper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Cooper is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Scranton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Farlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Farlin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
    • Rippey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Grand Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dana is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Churdan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Churdan is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Paton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Audubon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Ross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ross is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Audubon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Audubon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Berkley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Beaver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Ogden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boxholm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Moingona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Moingona is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
    • Fraser
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fraser is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Pilot Mound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Boone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Luther
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Luther is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Wightman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wightman is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Farnhamville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Lohrville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
    • Rinard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Ralston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ralston is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Coon Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Glidden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dedham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Willey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Willey is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Lanesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Lidderdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Carroll Community Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Carroll
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Roselle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Roselle is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselle
    • Templeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Halbur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Halbur is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Dawson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Perry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Linden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Linden is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Bouton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Panther
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Minburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Minburn is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Woodward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Redfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiscotta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
    • Xenia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Dallas Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <1>
  • Guthrie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Bagley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Herndon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Jamaica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Yale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Panora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Guthrie Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dale is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Glendon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Glendon is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
    • North Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • North Branch is located in Guthrie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
    • Menlo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Casey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.
    • Lanyon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanyon is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
    • Gowrie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Harcourt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harcourt is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Slifer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Slifer is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
    • Dayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palm Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Brier, see our County-by-County Page for Green Brier.

Cemeteries Near Green Brier ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Brier.

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 Brier - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Brier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.

  • Greenbrier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • German Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Headly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Richland Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Horn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dodge Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Golgotha Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Rippey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Willow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Brier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Brier.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Brier, with the one closest to Green Brier listed first.

  • Cooper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cooper is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Bagley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bagley is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Herndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herndon is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jamaica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Yale is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Farlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Farlin is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
  • Dawson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawson is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Rippey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rippey is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Fanslers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fanslers is located in Guthrie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanslers
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grand Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coon Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Angus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Angus is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Brier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Brier.

Newspapers Published in Green Brier ...

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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Brier.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Brier, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Brier.

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 helpful 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 Brier:

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 Brier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 Brier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.