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 East Lake (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 East Lake. 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 East Lake ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Lake: E. Lake
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 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.
East Lake is located in New Madrid County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Madrid County: Fulton (KY), Dunklin, Mississippi, Pemiscot, Scott, Stoddard & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near East Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Lake:
- New Madrid County (The home county of East Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Matthews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Matthews is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <2>
- Ogden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sikeston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <2>
- Kewanee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- La Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Canalou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Morehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Lilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilbourn
- Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilbourn <2>
- New Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
- New Madrid is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <2>
- North Lilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lilbourn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Catron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Howardville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Marston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Marston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marston <2>
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Randles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Green Cox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Cliff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Dunklin County
- Malden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Dunklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <2>
- Malden
- Mississippi County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- East Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <2>
- Whiting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bertrand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Anniston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Pinhook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Thirtyfour Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Wolf Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Wilson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
- Wyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pemiscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Hayward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Miner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Diehlstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diehlstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Blodgett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Haywood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Crowder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Vanduser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Morley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Lambert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
- Oran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Oran is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <2>
- New Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Commerce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Commerce is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
- Caney Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Grayridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Circle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- LaValle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Penermon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Guam ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Bell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <2>
- Painton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
- Tillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman
- Tillman is located in Stoddard County
- Bernie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie
- Bernie is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernie <2>
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Miller City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City
- Miller City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <2>
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Future City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Cache
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
- Cairo Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Olive Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <2>
- Hodges Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
- Thebes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
- Mounds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Villa Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Ballard County (KY)
- Wickliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
- Wickliffe
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Bardwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Bardwell is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <2>
- Fulton County (KY)
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <2>
- Hickman
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
- Spring Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- New Markham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Tiptonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
- Tiptonville is located in Lake County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiptonville <2>
- Obion County (TN)
- Samburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samburg
- Samburg is located in Obion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samburg <2>
- Samburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Lake, see our County-by-County Page for East Lake.
Cemeteries Near East Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Lake.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Dogwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dogwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dogwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Armour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armour Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Noxall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Garden of Memories
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Prairie Cemetery
- Woodsman of the World Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951221 <4>
- Steele Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hunter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Cobb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Graham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cobb Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find East Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
- Ogden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sikeston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
- Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <2>
- East Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <2>
- Whiting
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bertrand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in New Madrid County
- La Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Morehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Ristine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Diehlstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diehlstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Buffington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Buffington is located in Stoddard County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blodgett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Samos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Grayridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blodgett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Lake.
Newspapers Published in East Lake ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lake, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Lake.
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 East Lake:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to New Madrid County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mississippi County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pemiscot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 East Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8070, Longitude: -89.5204 In this case, the coordinates for East Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |