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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 Lake View (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 Lake View. 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 Lake View ...

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: Lakeview.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lake View: Lk. View

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake View.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lake View is located in Erie County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.

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

  • Erie County     (The home county of Lake View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.
    • Wanakah
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wanakah is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakah
    • Derby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Water Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Water Valley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Eden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Scranton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Scranton is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Athol Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay View is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
    • Pontiac
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
    • Angola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Armor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Armor is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.
    • Gowanda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <1>
    • Perrysburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cottage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Brooklyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Persia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • South Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Otto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cattaraugus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Yorkshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Eddyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Delevan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <1>
    • Leon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Chautauqua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.
    • Irving
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Parcells Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
    • Forestville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wango
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
    • Sheridan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunkirk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <1>
    • Fredonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Genesee County
    • Amherst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Niagara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.
    • North Tonawanda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
    • Park Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Martinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Black Creek Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
    • Hoffman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Saint Johnsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
    • Bergholtz
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
    • Niagara Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pendleton Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Pletchers Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pletchers Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pletchers Corners
    • Colonial Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake View, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Harris Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Java Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Curriers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Java Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Arcade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Java
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake View, see our County-by-County Page for Lake View.

Cemeteries Near Lake View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake View.

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 Lake View - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake View, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake View had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake View, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.

  • North Evans
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Derby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
  • Clover Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clover Bank is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Water Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Hamburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Athol Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Angola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontiac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pontiac is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • East Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Eden is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden
  • Bay View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay View is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Armor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Armor is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
    • Big Tree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Tree is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
    • North Collins
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake View.

Newspapers Published in Lake View ...

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 349 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake View, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake View.

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 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 Lake View:

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>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- Lake View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Lake View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.