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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 ...
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Lakeview is located in Stone 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 Stone County: Carroll (AR), Barry, Christian, Lawrence & Taney.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeview:
- Stone County (The home county of Lakeview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Branson West
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Branson West is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Silver Dollar City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Reeds Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimberling City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coney Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Marmaros
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Cape Fair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCord Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Lampe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Shell Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hill City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Scholten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Arrow Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Emerald Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Leann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Golden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Eagle Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Chestnutridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spokane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saddlebrooke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Green Mound Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Highlandville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Clever
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chadwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Nixa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cassidy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Greene County
- Battlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Marionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Branson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Bull Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Hollister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Walnut Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Day
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Merriam Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Rockaway Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oasis is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Melva ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melva is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Kirbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boone County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Omaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shaver is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Lowry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Boone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Myrtle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Alpena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Diamond City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Blue Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Urbanette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Holiday Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Eureka Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conway County (AR)
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Conway County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeview, see our County-by-County 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.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Philibert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stults Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewallen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Gretna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oswalt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philibert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
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.
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Radical
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Branson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marmaros
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Cape Fair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Day
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Cedar Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Blue Eye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oto is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oto
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kirbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ponce de Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- Forsyth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 44 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. 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 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 Lakeview:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Stone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Greene County
- Lawrence County
- Taney County
- Boone County
- Carroll County
- Conway 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 Lakeview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |