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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 Lake View Point (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 Lake View Point. 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 Lake View Point ...

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: Lakeview Point.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lake View Point: Lake Vw. Pt.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lake View Point is located in Gadsden County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Lake View Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake View Point:

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Lake View Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Douglas City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Greensboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Havana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • River Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Blountstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ocheesee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • Sneads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Inwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bradfordville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Capitola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Iamonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • Hosford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Telogia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Central City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Estiffanulga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Lewis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewis is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Wakulla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakulla Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sopchoppy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Curtis Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
    • Panacea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Marks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • Faceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Attapulgus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Recovery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Fowlstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.
    • Calvary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake View Point, see our County-by-County Page for Lake View Point.

Cemeteries Near Lake View Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake View Point.

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 Lake View Point - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake View Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. Braden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Russells Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ferrell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • McNair Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Geddie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (138 more) ...
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
      • The Eastern Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Soldiers Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71923 <2>
    • Western Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Old Burnoff Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Lake View Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake View Point.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake View Point, with the one closest to Lake View Point listed first.

  • Bloxham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
  • Holland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holland is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Wetumpka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Midway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quincy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Scotland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Smith Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
  • Mount Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Tallahassee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Crawfordville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Bluff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Faceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake View Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake View Point.

Newspapers Published in Lake View Point ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake View Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake View Point, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake View Point.

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 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 Lake View Point:

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>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 Lake View Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Lake View Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.