Welcome to Green Center ...

Green Center is located in Iowa County<1>.

The location of Green Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Green Center: Green Ctr. (or less commonly used: Green Cen., Green Cent. or Green Cntr.)

Green Center is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Green Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Green Center is located in the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Green Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Green Center - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Center.

Communities near Green Center ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Center.

• Iowa City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
  • Iowa City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <4>
• Coralville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
  • Coralville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <4>
• North Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
  • North Liberty is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <4>
• Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Tiffin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <4>
• Williamsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Kalona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
• Wellman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• University Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • University Heights is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green Center. 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 Center.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Center. See our Newspapers Page for Green Center.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Center ...

Looking for more information about Green Center? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Green Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Green Center.

Adding Green Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Center 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 Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Green Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/