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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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 Lake ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Lake: Green Lk.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Lake is located in Allegan County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegan County: Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa & Van Buren.

Below are the counties that are near Green Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Lake:

  • Allegan County     (The home county of Green Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Moline
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
    • Wayland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
    • Dorr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bradley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Hilliards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Shelbyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Hopkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Hopkins is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <2>
    • Burnips
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Martin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Monterey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Monterey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Diamond Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Middleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <2>
    • Irving
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Barry County
    • Freeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
    • Hastings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
    • Prairieville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Barry County
    • Doster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Barry County
    • Delton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
    • Morgan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
    • Dowling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
    • Hickory Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
      • Hickory Corners is located in Barry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Corners <2>
  • Calhoun County
    • Bedford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Woodbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
    • Sunfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Vermontville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
      • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <2>
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Elmdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
    • Campbell Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Clarksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Lake Odessa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
      • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <2>
    • Saranac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • West Sebewa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
    • Belding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Ionia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Highland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Alamo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <2>
    • South Gull Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
      • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
    • East Cooper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Yorkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Parchment
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
      • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <2>
    • Eastwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Westwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Augusta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Corinth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
    • Caledonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
    • Byron Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlisle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Kent County
    • Cutlerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlerville
      • Cutlerville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutlerville <2>
    • North Dorr
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dorr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
    • Kentwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <2>
    • Clyde Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Wyoming
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Forest Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
      • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jenison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Grove Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
      • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Hudsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Drenthe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drenthe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
      • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • South Blendon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Bauer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bauer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Zeeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Allendale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <2>
    • Lamont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Marne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
      • Marne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marne <2>
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.
    • Kendall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
    • North Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
      • North Lake is located in Van Buren County
    • Gobles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Green Lake.

Cemeteries Near Green Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Lake.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.

  • Hooker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Gaines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Gaines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Gaines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caledonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caledonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caledonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Caledonia.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1930517 <4>
  • Holy Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Coman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parmalee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parmalee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parmalee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Green Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Lake.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Lake, with the one closest to Green Lake listed first.

  • Corning
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Allegan County
  • Moline
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Moline is located in Allegan County
  • Corinth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Kent County
  • Wayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Allegan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
  • Ross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Kent County
  • Dorr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Middleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
    • Middleville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <2>
  • Dutton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Dutton is located in Kent County
  • Bowens Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
    • Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
  • Labarge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labarge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labarge
    • Labarge is located in Kent County
  • Carlisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Kent County
  • Byron Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Hilliards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Bradley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Alaska
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Alaska is located in Kent County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Lake.

Newspapers Published in Green Lake ...

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 224 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Lake, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lake:

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7453, Longitude: -85.6000       In this case, the coordinates for Green Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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