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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.

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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, 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 Caddo Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Caddo Parish: Lafayette (AR), Miller (AR), Bossier, De Soto, Red River, Cass (TX), Harrison (TX), Marion (TX) & Panola (TX).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Lakeview. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeview:

  • Caddo Parish     (The home parish of Lakeview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Longwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Shreveport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Western Hills Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blanchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Normandy Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Chateau Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
    • Silver Pine Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Reisor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • Edgewood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • South Towne Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Summer Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Longwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Bienville Parish
    • Armistead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Bossier City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Parkland Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Espanita Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Benton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bodcau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Eastwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Fillmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Haughton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Alden Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Alden Bridge is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Bridge
    • Elm Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Stonewall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Frierson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Keachi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Grand Cane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Longstreet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Webster Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Doyline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dixie Inn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Yellow Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Cotton Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Waskom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <1>
    • Jonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Uncertain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Karnack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elysian Fields
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Scottsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Pope City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
  • Panola County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Panola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • De Berry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Midyett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeview, see our Parish-by-Parish 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.

  • Round Grove Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jewella Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebrew Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Light Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shreveport.
    • The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Park Cemetery East
    • Forest Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67544 <2>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walker Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park West Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park West Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Shreveport.
      • The Forest Park West Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Park Cemetery East
      • Forest Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67545 <2>

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 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.

  • Jewella ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jewella is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewella
  • Shreveport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flournoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bossier City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brownlee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Reisor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
  • Vanceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vanceville is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceville
  • La Rosen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • La Rosen is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosen
  • Longwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Benton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Keithville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bodcau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau

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 83 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 Lakeview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.