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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Green Castle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Green Castle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Green Castle, 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 Castle (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 Castle. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Green Castle is historic, it would have been located within present day Johnson 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 Johnson County: Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Green Castle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Castle:
- Johnson County (The home county of Green Castle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Cou Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- North Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shueyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Swisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Coralville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- University Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Iowa City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Newhall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Horne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Luzerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- West Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Downey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Centerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Buchanan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buchanan is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cedar Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Stanwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Amana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middle Amana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Amana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Amana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Conroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North English
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Martelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Morley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stone City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Anamosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk County
- Kinross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Western
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Grand View Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Bertram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cedar Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Cedar Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louisa County
- Gladwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- West Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Atalissa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Kalona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wellman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nira
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- West Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Castle, see our County-by-County Page for Green Castle.
Cemeteries Near Green Castle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Castle.
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 Castle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Castle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- Greencastle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shueyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dupont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alt Cemetery
- The Alt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wein Burying Ground
- Wein Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140588 <3>
- Sulek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Truhlar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Western Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Western Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Western.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96650 <3>
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Grabin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Castle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Castle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Castle, with the one closest to Green Castle listed first.
- North Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shueyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Coralville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ely
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Iowa City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Homestead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Graham ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Castle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Castle.
Newspapers Published in Green Castle ...
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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Castle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Castle, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Castle.
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 websites either 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 Castle:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cedar County
- Iowa County
- Jones County
- Keokuk County
- Linn County
- Louisa County
- Muscatine County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Castle, 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> | 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. |
| <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 Castle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |