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 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Green Lake: Green Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Green Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Lake.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 may 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)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Hilliards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Hopkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnips
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burnips is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
- 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)
- South Monterey is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
- Diamond Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- 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)
- Irving
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hastings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Prairieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Doster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Delton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Dowling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Hickory Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Sunfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vermontville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Campbell Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Odessa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saranac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Belding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Ionia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- 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)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Alamo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Gull Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- East Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Yorkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Parchment
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- 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)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Byron Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cutlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Dorr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Kentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde Park is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
- Burlingame Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
- Burlingame
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- 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)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Forest Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Jenison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Hudsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drenthe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- South Blendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- Bauer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bauer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Zeeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Marne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- North Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
- 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.
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 Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dorr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Holy Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Coman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parmalee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
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)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Moline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ross is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Dorr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Bowens Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
- Labarge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Labarge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labarge
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Byron Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hilliards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
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]<4>. 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 visit 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 Lake:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Allegan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Calhoun County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Ottawa County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |