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 Lakeside (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 Lakeside. 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.
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 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.
Lakeside is located in Saline County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saline County: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeside:
- Saline County (The home county of Lakeside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- East End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Shannon Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Bauxite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Bryant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Haskell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Traskwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Kentucky
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Faulkner County
- Mayflower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Ico ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Center Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Ebb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tull
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Slabtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Turin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Prattsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Poyen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Grapevine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pastoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Tucker
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Sherrill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- White Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Pine Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Altheimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Keo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cobbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- England
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Bayou Meto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Seaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Lonoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Humnoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sisemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Parnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Woodson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Hensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landmark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Sweet Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Wakefield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Mabelvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeside, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeside.
Cemeteries Near Lakeside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeside.
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 Lakeside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Jay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Birden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rest in Peace Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Landmark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wood Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Little Rock.
- The Wood Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinkerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185013 <2>
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Upchurch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lakeside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
- Orion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Ico ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Altharp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altharp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altharp
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Obin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Obin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
- Kearney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Wampoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wampoo is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampoo
- Sweet Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mabelvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeside.
Newspapers Published in Lakeside ...
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 244 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeside, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeside.
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 Lakeside:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Faulkner County
- Grant County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lakeside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Lakeside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |