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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Valley: Green Vly. (or less commonly used: Green Vally. or Green Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Valley.
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.
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 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 Valley is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Indiana'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: Bartholomew, Brown, Marion, Morgan & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Green Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Valley:
- Johnson County (The home county of Green Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stones Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- New Whiteland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Smith Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Whiteland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Rocklane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Bargersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Banta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urmeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Corn Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Stony Lonesome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Eagle Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Whitestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Spearsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Beanblossom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Gnaw Bone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- North Ridge Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Newark Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fishers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- New Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Mohawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McCordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Denny Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Fortville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Cartersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Brownsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Stilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lizton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Ingalls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homecroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Camby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Indianapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warren Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Speedway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ripple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Monroe County
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Young
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monrovia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Mahalasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Putnam County
- Belle Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Manilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Boggstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Fountaintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Hildebrand Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Mount Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Riley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Knighthood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Green Valley.
Cemeteries Near Green Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- The Gardens At Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood City Cemetery
- Messersmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Banta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Glade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Indianapolis.
- The Round Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Campground Graveyard
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86634 <2>
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 Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stones Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenns Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Valley
- Whiteland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Kinder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinder is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Bargersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocklane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Landersdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Landersdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersdale
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Banta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Valley.
Newspapers Published in Green Valley ...
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 386 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Valley, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Putnam County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 from Point A (ie- Green Valley) 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |