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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Valley is located in Robertson 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 Robertson County: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery & Sumner.
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:
- Robertson 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.
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Jernigan Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calistia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Orlinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Crunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Barren Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lockertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Marrowbone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Cheap Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Henrietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rayon City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Old Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Maplewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Dickson County
- Bellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Macon County
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Oak Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Sango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Saint Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Cottontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goodlettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shackle Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Fountain Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Ocana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Laguardo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Beckwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Possum Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Adolphus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Trammel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Adairville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Cave Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Prices Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Black Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Neosheo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Allensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Guthrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Drake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
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.
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Couts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Savage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Starks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randolph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bigbee Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (799 more) ...
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Durrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Green 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.
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Baggettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
- Hubertville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubertville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubertville
- Cross Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calistia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Greenbrier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Orlinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- White House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- White Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mulloy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Crunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Handleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handleyton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
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 36 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 17 miles [27.4 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 start with 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Robertson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Sumner County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren 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> | 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 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. |