Welcome to Green Lake ...

Green Lake is located on the Gulf Coast.

Green Lake is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of Green Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Green Lake: Green Lk.

Green Lake is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Green Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Green Lake lies within the (361) area code.

Communities Also Named Green Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Green Lake - they are located in British Columbia, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Lake.

Communities near Green Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Lake.

• Port Lavaca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lavaca
  • Port Lavaca is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Lavaca <4>
• Seadrift
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seadrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seadrift
  • Seadrift is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seadrift <4>
• Point Comfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <4>
• Austwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austwell
  • Austwell is located in Refugio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austwell <4>
• Tivoli
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Refugio County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Bloomington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Placedo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
  • Placedo is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <4>
• McFaddin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFaddin
  • McFaddin is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFaddin <4>
• Dacosta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
  • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
• Hughes ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Victoria County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Green Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Green Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Lake ...

Looking for more information about Green Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Green Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Green Lake.

Adding Green Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Green Lake was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Green Lake in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Green Lake post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Calhoun County: www.tisd.net/~calhoun/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/