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 Center (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 Center. 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.
Name Variations for Green Center ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Center: Green Ctr. (or less commonly used: Green Cen., Green Cent. or Green Cntr.)
You might see Green Centre instead of Green Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Center.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 hospitals and 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.
Green Center is located in Iowa 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 Iowa County: Benton, Johnson, Keokuk, Linn, Poweshiek, Tama & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Green Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Center:
- Iowa County (The home county of Green Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- South Amana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middle Amana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ambrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- West Amana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Marengo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ladora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Watkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blairstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Luzerne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Downey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- West Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Centerdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Henry County
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Pleasant Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Packwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Linby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linby is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linby
- Pekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Amish
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Frytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Cosgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coralville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- University Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Kinross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Keota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Talleyrand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sigourney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ollie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Walford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Western
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Grand View Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Cedar Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Gladwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Cotter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Mahaska County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Indianapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Barnes City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muscatine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Conesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Poweshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Victor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hartwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Wellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Kalona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Chester
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rubio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Ainsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Havre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coppock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Crawfordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Center, see our County-by-County Page for Green Center.
Cemeteries Near Green Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Center.
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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- McArtor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Champion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schottler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ricord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piersol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wassonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wertz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Walsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Green Center had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Center, with the one closest to Green Center listed first.
- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Wellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amish
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Nira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- North English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Kalona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Sharon Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Center.
Newspapers Published in Green Center ...
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 176 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Center, 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 Center.
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 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 Center:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Iowa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cedar County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Keokuk County
- Linn County
- Louisa County
- Mahaska County
- Muscatine County
- Poweshiek County
- Washington 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 Center, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |