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 Lakeshore (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 Lakeshore. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Lakeshore is located in Caldwell County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon & Trigg.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeshore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeshore:
- Caldwell County (The home county of Lakeshore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Claxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- McGowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Cobb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Creswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Crider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Dulaney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Fearsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Hopkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Church Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Newstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Herndon is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Piney Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Crayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Dawson Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Fiddle Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Nortonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Earlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mortons Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Nebo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Madisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Pinckneyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Grand Rivers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Tiline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Lamasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carmack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McLean County
- Sacramento
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Earles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Depoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Luzerne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Powderly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Kirkmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Allegre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Cerulean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wallonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cadiz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Trigg Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Union County
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Blackford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- West Wheatcroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Slaughters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Free Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeshore, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeshore.
Cemeteries Near Lakeshore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeshore.
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 Lakeshore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeshore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vanhooser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ausenbaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shyflat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creekmur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Menser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Witherspoon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stallins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Glass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McNeely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Lakeshore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeshore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeshore, with the one closest to Lakeshore listed first.
- Claxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Ilsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ilsley is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilsley
- Scottsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsburg is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Saint Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- McGowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Otter Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
- Cobb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Era is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mannington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mannington is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
- Hopson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeshore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeshore.
Newspapers Published in Lakeshore ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeshore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeshore, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeshore.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lakeshore:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Caldwell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 Lakeshore, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeshore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |