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Welcome to Green Valley ...

Green Valley is located in Shawano County<1>.


The location of Green Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1957.

A typical abbreviation for Green Valley: Green Vly. (or less commonly used: Green Vally. or Green Vlly.)

Green Valley is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Green Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Green Valley - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (4) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Green Valley ...

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

  • Howard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
  • Suamico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suamico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
    • Suamico is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
  • Shawano
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
    • Shawano is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Seymour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
  • Oconto Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
    • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
  • Bonduel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
    • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Gillett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Gillett is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Cecil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Lena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people

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

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

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

Adding Green Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Green Valley post office opened in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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