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 Hamilton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Catoosa (GA), Dade (GA), Walker (GA), Whitfield (GA), Bledsoe, Bradley, Marion, Meigs, Rhea & Sequatchie.
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:
- Hamilton 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.
- Auburn Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Collegedale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ooltewah
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Apison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Ryall Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- East Brainerd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Howardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- East Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- Harrison Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Mineral Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Wildwood Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- South Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Countryside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Whiteside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Powells Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Vulcan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Condra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Luskville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- East View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Oldfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ball Play
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Ocoee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chestuee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Rhea County
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Center Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cartwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Catoosa Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dafron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ellie Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Wildwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cole City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Gordon County (GA)
- Hill City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sumac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- John Ross Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Dewberry Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lytle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Orchard Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Warren Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Fantasy Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Chickamauga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acres, with the one closest to Green Acres listed first.
- Parrett Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Red Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Waring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trickum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Ruralvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
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.
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parker's Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crumley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collegedale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tallant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silverdale Lookout Tower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Standifer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (634 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 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.
- Ooltewah
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Apison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Tyner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jersey is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Keith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Red Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cohutta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Kings Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
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 12 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Marion County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Sequatchie County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |