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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buena Vista County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Ida, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Pocahontas & Sac.

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:

  • Buena Vista County     (The home county of Lakeside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Storm Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Casino Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
    • Juniata
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
    • Truesdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
    • Newell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <1>
    • Rembrandt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Albert City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Linn Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sioux Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marathon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Lytton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jolley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Pomeroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Yetter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Aurelia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quimby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Quimby is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Larrabee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Meriden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Meriden is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Mary Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Mary Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Hill
    • Washta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Washta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Cleghorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Cornell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cornell is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Peterson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Webb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Webb is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rossie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rossie is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Gillett Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Boyer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Boyer is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Kiron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Ida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Galva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holstein
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthur is located in Ida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Ida Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Battle Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Brien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Calumet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Calumet is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Sutherland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Varina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Fonda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
    • Laurens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocahontas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Havelock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside, with the one closest to Lakeside listed first.
    • Nemaha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Early
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Schaller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sac City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Odebolt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Odebolt is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Lake View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
    • Wall Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Herring ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Herring is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Grant City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant City is located in Sac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbury County
    • Cushing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cushing is located in Woodbury County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people

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.

  • Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Buena Vista Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayes Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newell Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chase Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nemaha Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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.

  • Storm Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Alta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alta is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <1>
  • Newell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <1>
  • Hanover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hanover is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Schaller
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Early
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Galva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurelia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Sac City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fonda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Linn Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sioux Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marathon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people

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 112 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. 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 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 Lakeside:

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>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- Lakeside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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.