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 northeast 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 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.
Lakeview is primarily located in Chenango County. A portion of Lakeview extends into Cortland 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 Chenango County: Broome, Cortland, Delaware, Madison & Otsego.
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:
- Chenango County (The home county of Lakeview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Smithville Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pitcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Otselic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Kirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Norwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beaver Meadow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Broome County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Upper Lisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Triangle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Killawog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manningville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Quinneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- Castle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Castle Creek is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Creek
- Glen Aubrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- Kattellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kattellville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kattellville
- West Chenango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Chenango is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chenango
- Cayuga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Summer Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Dresserville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Sempronius
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Cortland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Marathon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Messengerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- McGraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harford Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Crains Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- East Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Munsons Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- China
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- China is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- DeRuyter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- DeRuyter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Puckerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Puckerville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
- Earlville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Woodstock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
- Randallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randallsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Onondaga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Assembly Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Apulia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Fabius
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Otsego County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Copes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Copes Corner is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copes Corner
- Gilbertsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Unadilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tioga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Ketchumville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
- Newark Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Hullsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hullsville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
- Weltonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Gaskill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskill is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill
- Campville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Candor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamar Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Apalachin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Dryden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caroline Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- McLean
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Groton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Slaterville Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Freeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Groton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Besemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Peruville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- White Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Varna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Forest Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Susquehanna County (PA)
- Brackney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Hazard Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beardsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Lisle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Page Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Horton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knickerbocker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leahy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<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.
- Penelope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Penelope is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Smithville Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Lisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Triangle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- McDonough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Texas Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
- Cincinnatus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Killawog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marathon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Itaska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Itaska is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itaska
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Taylor is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
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 73 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 21 miles [33.8 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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Chenango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broome County
- Cayuga County
- Cortland County
- Delaware County
- Madison County
- Onondaga County
- Otsego County
- Tioga County
- Tompkins County
- Susquehanna County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |