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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 (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. 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 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 is located in Karnes 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 Karnes County: Atascosa, Bee, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Green. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green:

  • Karnes County     (The home county of Green)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.
    • Kenedy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Karnes City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coy City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Runge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Panna Maria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Hobson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Falls City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pawelekville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Ecleto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gillett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.
    • Fashing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Peggy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Campbellton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • McCoy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.
    • Tulsita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
    • Pettus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawnee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuleta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mineral
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Normanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Beeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Blue Berry Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
    • Clareville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Clareville is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.
    • Nordheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorktown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goliad County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.
    • Angel City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Berclair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weesatche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Goliad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.
    • Ray Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ray Point is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Point
    • Oakville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitsett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Three Rivers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ike is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.
    • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Kosciusko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Dewees
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
    • Poth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <1>
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
    • Ridout ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridout is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
    • Sunnyside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
    • Denhawken
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
    • Darilek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green, see our County-by-County Page for Green.

Cemeteries Near Green ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.

  • Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kenedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
    • The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kenedy City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <4>
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dahl Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pettus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Choate Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pawnee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Escondido Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bremen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...

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.<5>

While we didn't find Green in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Green, with the one closest to Green listed first.

  • Pettus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Karnes City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mineral
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Runge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Charco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Charco is located in Goliad County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Panna Maria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Cestohowa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
  • Berclair
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Beeville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • La Para
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • La Para is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Para
  • Weesatche
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Yorktown
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green.

Newspapers Published in Green ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green.

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 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:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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 from Point A (ie- Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.