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 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 Valley is located in Denton County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.
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:
- Denton 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.
- Aubrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Krugerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Krugerville is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quakertown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quakertown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Pilot Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Shady Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Shores is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Oak Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Krum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Celina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prosper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhill is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhea Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parris is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cooke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Hemming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hemming is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Burns City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Valley View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Kiowa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Era
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hood is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Lindsay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Myra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coppell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trinity Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
- Grapevine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Tioga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Gunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Southmayd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sadler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Howe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gage is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Montague County
- New Harp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Harp is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Keller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bransford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Colleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Haslet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Slidell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bluett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Fairview is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former name for New Fairview:
- Fairview
- Herman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Rhome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
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.
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trietsch Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sanger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264253 <2>
- Lloyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roselawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Denton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6476 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 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.
- Mingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mingo is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Aubrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sanger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mustang
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mustang is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Krum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Navo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Navo is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parvin is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
- Mountain Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Valley View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 93 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. 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 first turn to 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Denton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Comanche County
- Cooke County
- Dallas County
- Grayson County
- Montague County
- Tarrant County
- Wise County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Valley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |