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Welcome to Green ...

Green is located on the South Texas Plains.

Green is located in Karnes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Green is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Green ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Green: This one is located in Karnes County and the other is located in Webb County.

Beyond Texas, there are 29 communities that are also named Green - they are located in California (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Green ...

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

  • Karnes City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kenedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Runge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulsita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Pawnee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pettus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • Tuleta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mineral
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green ...

Looking for more information about Green? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Green.

Adding Green to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green 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 (so far) for Green was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Green post office opened in 1907. The Green post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Karnes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/