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 Greens Corner (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 Greens Corner. 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 Greens Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Greens Corner: Greens Cor. (or less commonly used: Greens Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Greens Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Greens Corner may originally have been Green's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Greens Corner might be written as Green Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Greens Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greens Corner.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Greens Corner is located in Cache County.
To see how the shape of Utah's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cache County: Franklin (ID), Oneida (ID), Box Elder, Rich & Weber.
Below are the counties that are near Greens Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greens Corner:
- Cache County (The home county of Greens Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Wellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hyrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nibley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nibley is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
- Former name for Logan:
- Fort Logan
- Logan has also been known as:
- Logan City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- River Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Heights is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Petersboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersboro is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Box Elder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Call's Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Call's Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort
- Honeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Madsen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madsen is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
- Deweyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <2>
- Mantua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Former names for Mantua:
- Copenhagen
- Flaxville
- Geneva
- Little Valley
- Box Elder Fort ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Box Elder Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Fort
- Brigham City Fort ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brigham City Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City Fort
- Brigham City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
- Former names for Brigham City:
- Box Elder
- Youngsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <2>
- Fort Davis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Davis is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
- Fort Davis has also been known as:
- Davis Fort
- Bear River City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Bear River City has also been known as:
- Bear River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <2>
- Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Rich County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Meadowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Round Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Round Valley is located in Rich County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Weber County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Willow Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
- Wolf Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Village
- North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
- North Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eden Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eden Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Village
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farr West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrisville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
- Plain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plain City is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Ron Clare Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ron Clare Village is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron Clare Village
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Franklin County (ID)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Utida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Whitney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greens Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Greens Corner.
Cemeteries Near Greens Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greens Corner.
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 Greens Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greens Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Wellsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Sterling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hyrum City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Call's Fort Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call's Fort Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Call's Fort Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Brigham City.
- The Call's Fort Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harper Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109211 <3>
- Logan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- The Logan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Logan City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77314 <3>
- Honeyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Avon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109219 <3>
- Poulsen Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (53 more) ...
- Mantua Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deweyville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear River Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] 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.<5>
While we didn't find Greens Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greens Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greens Corner, with the one closest to Greens Corner listed first.
- Wellsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hyrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
- Former name for Logan:
- Fort Logan
- Logan has also been known as:
- Logan City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- Honeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Cache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Brigham City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
- Former names for Brigham City:
- Box Elder
- Youngsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <2>
- Deweyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Former names for Deweyville:
- Dewey Spring
- Dewey
- Empey's Spring
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <2>
- Bear River City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Bear River City has also been known as:
- Bear River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <2>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hyde Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collinston is located in Box Elder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greens Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greens Corner.
Newspapers Published in Greens Corner ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greens Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greens Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greens Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Greens Corner:
- Websites specific to Utah
- Pages specific to Cache County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Box Elder County
- Rich County
- Weber County
- Franklin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Utah
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greens Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Greens Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |