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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

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 and hospitals 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 Shawano County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

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:

Shawano 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.
- Pulcifer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  - Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
- Zachow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Zachow is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachow
- Cecil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  - Cecil is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Bonduel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Bonduel is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Frazer Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
- Laney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Laney is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
- Slab City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Slab City is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Rose Lawn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
- Briarton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Briarton is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
- Lunds
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Lunds is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
- Shawano
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  - Shawano is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Belle Plaine
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Pulaski
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Pulaski is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Flintville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Flintville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Pittsfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  - Pittsfield is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Suamico
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Suamico is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Duck Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Duck Creek is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Howard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Howard is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Oneida
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Oneida is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Hobart
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Hobart is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- Ashwaubenon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Green Bay
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Green Bay is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Benderville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Benderville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Wequiock
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Wequiock is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
Door County
- Namur
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Namur is located in Door County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namur
Kewaunee County
- Duvall
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  - Duvall is located in Kewaunee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
Marinette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Coleman
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Coleman is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Pound
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Pound is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Harmony
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Harmony is located in Marinette County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
Menominee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Legend Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
- Keshena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Keshena is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
- Neopit
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Neopit is located in Menominee County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
Oconto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Krakow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  - Krakow is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Gillett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  - Gillett is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Chase
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Chase is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Oconto Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  - Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Spruce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Spruce is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Stiles Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
- Frostville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Frostville is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Hickory Corners
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Suring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Suring is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Lena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Lena is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Pensaukee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  - Pensaukee is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensaukee
- Breed
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  - Breed is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Nichols
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Nichols is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Seymour
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Seymour is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Leeman
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Leeman is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
- Black Creek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Chicago Corners
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Freedom
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Freedom is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Bear Creek
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Shiocton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
Waupaca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Valley, with the one closest to Green Valley listed first.
- Embarrass
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  - Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Clintonville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people

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.

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406021 <1>
Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
Green Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- The Green Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel East Cemetery
- Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88042 <1>
St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
Danish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317606 <1>
Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanderers Rest Cemetery
Chase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chase Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Krakow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274901 <1>
St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Krakow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89032 <1>
St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88983 <1>
White Clay Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Clay Lake Cemetery
- The White Clay Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kulb's Cemetery
- Schutz Cemetery
Continue List (141 more) ...
- Resthaven Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  - The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Magee - Prickett Cemetery
- Polish National Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish National Cemetery
- Volk Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volk Cemetery

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.

Pulcifer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulcifer
Gillett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gillett is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
Angelica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Angelica is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
Oconto Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
Bonduel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
Laney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laney is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
Abrams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abrams is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams
Hofa Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
Stiles Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles Junction is located in Oconto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Junction
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stiles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Stiles is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Spruce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Spruce is located in Oconto County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Flintville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Flintville is located in Brown County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville

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 63 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. 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 visit 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 Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Pages specific to Shawano County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Door County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kewaunee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marinette County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Menominee County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Oconto County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Outagamie County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waupaca County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Shawano County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Shawano County

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.