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 Lakeview (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 Lakeview. 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 Lakeview ...
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: Lake View.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lakeview. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakeview.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lakeview is located in DeKalb County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Lakeview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeview:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Lakeview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Floy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Chigger Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Geraldine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Luttrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Gibson Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Fyffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Guest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Crossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Highmound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- McLarty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Bright Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Sand Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Centre
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Gaylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Moon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Yancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Whitesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Sardis City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Duck Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountainboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Crudup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Wilsonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Turkeytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Greer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Anderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Langston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Section
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Gray ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Scottsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aspel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Mid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Hustleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Columbus City Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Albertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Rabbit Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- North ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Wyeth City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Cloudland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Chattoogaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeview, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeview.
Cemeteries Near Lakeview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeview.
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 Lakeview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Norris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dalrymple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turnover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Lakeview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Ten Broeck
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Floy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Geraldine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skirum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
- Luttrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Wills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Grove Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Crossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lydia is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Jink ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeview.
Newspapers Published in Lakeview ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeview, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lakeview:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lakeview, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |