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Welcome to Green Island ...

The city of Green Island is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Green Island: Green Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Green Island is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Green Island: 563

Communities Also Named Green Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Green Island - they are located in New Jersey and New York.

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

Communities near Green Island ...

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

  • Maquoketa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Galena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
  • Savanna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <3>
  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Carroll
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
  • Elizabeth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <3>
  • Sabula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Island ...

Looking for more information about Green Island? 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 Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Green Island.

Adding Green Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Island in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Green Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Green Island post office opened in 1874.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/