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.
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 Logan County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
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:
- Logan County (The home county of Lakeview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Russells Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Belle Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Logansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- De Graff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Zanesfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Westminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Harrod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Elida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Spencerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Santa Fe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Wapakoneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cridersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Moulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- New Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Carysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- North Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Christiansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- New Stark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Jenera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Roundhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Alger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McGuffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Kenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Victory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Pfeiffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Marion County
- La Rue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Mercer County
- Chickasaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Lena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Piqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Columbus Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jones City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Jackson Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Montra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Botkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Kettlersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Filburns Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
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.
- Van Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McGraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Roundhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seventh Day Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lakeview had a population of 268 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lakeview had a population of 1,105 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
- Santa Fe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Bloom Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloom Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Center
- New Hampshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Jackson Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gutman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Montra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Belle Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gretna is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
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 111 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]<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 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 Lakeview:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Van Wert County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |