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 Lakeland (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 Lakeland. 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 and doctors 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.
Lakeland is located in Miller County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miller County: Camden, Cole, Maries, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeland:
- Miller County (The home county of Lakeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Bagnell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Kaiser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Tuscumbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ulman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Brumley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Olean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Zora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Edwards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Lake Ozark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Osage Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Seasons
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Damsel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Sunrise Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Linn Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Camdenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montreal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barnumton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barnumton is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
- Roach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Eugene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Hickory Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Teal ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Thomas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lohman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Martins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Scruggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Wardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Celt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Celt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celt
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Laclede County
- Eldridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maries County
- Brinktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- High Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Fortuna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- California
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McGirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gravois Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Versailles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glensted
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Stover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Osage County
- Meta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Hawkeye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Swedeborg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Crocker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeland, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeland.
Cemeteries Near Lakeland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeland.
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 Lakeland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Birdsong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bronot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riley Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tol - Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Banner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens Banner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Lakeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Bagnell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Aurora Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Cape Galena ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cape Galena is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Galena
- Damsel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Tuscumbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Purvis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Purvis is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brumley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Gravois Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Linn Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Olean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Marys Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeland.
Newspapers Published in Lakeland ...
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 Lakeland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeland, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lakeland:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Camden County
- Cole County
- Dallas County
- Laclede County
- Maries County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Osage County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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 Lakeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Lakeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |