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 Greenbush (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 Greenbush. 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 Greenbush ...
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.
Another variation: Green Bush.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Greenbush. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenbush.
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 and hospitals 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.
Greenbush is located in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Greenbush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenbush:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of Greenbush)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Glenbeulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Elkhart Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rhine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Adell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Howards Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Ourtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Kohler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- New Holstein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Chilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Hayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Brothertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Brant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Potter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Stockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Hilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Brillion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Saint John
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Lomira
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Knowles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Theresa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Kekoskee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Graham Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Banner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Dotyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Mount Calvary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Malone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Johnsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- New Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Garnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Peebles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Kiel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Millhome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Louis Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Steinthal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- School Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Saint Nazianz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Osman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Valders
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Kohler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Waubeka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Fredonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Belgium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Sauk Trail Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Holy Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Lake Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Port Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Saukville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 people
- Horns Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Horns Corners is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Corners
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Boltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Saint Michaels
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- West Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Allenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Saint Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Point Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Black Wolf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Stony Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Oshkosh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fitzgerald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenbush, see our County-by-County Page for Greenbush.
Cemeteries Near Greenbush ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbush.
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 Greenbush - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenbush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Greenbush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Fridolin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Greenbush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elkhart Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winooski Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenbush had a population of 418 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Glenbeulah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Hulls Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Saint Cloud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Dotyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Saint Anna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Anna is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
- Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rhine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Mount Calvary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Millhome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenbush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenbush.
Newspapers Published in Greenbush ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenbush.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenbush, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenbush.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Greenbush:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sheboygan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- Washington County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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 Greenbush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Greenbush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |