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 Acres (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 Acres. 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 and hospitals 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.
Green Acres is located in Sangamon County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Green Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Acres:
- Sangamon County (The home county of Green Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cantrall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Leland Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Burlingame
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Old Princeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- Chandlerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Bolivia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Bulpitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tovey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeisyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Kincaid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Zenobia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Langleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Taylorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Broadwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- New Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chestervale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County
- Niantic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Macoupin County
- Virden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Mason City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Teheran
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Easton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kilbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- San Jose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Menard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Croft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tallula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Prentice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Literberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Green Acres.
Cemeteries Near Green Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Acres.
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 Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Strode Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canterbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brittin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104996 <2>
- Lincoln Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bissell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bissell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Springfield.
- The Bissell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Churchill Cemetery
- German Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104767 <2>
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Joel Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old West Cemetery
- The Old West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abner Hall Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108804 <2>
- Salisbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Green Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cantrall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Bradfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fancy Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Tice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tice is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
- Loyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Acres.
Newspapers Published in Green Acres ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Acres, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Acres.
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 Acres:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Sangamon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Macon County
- Macoupin County
- Mason County
- Menard County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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 Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |