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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 Lakeport (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 Lakeport. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Lakeport is located in Gregg County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gregg County: Harrison, Rusk, Smith & Upshur.

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

  • Gregg County     (The home county of Lakeport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Elderville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Fredonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Fredonia is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Rolling Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Longview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Danville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Danville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Easton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greggton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Greggton is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
    • Kilgore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Teneryville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
    • Judson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Liberty City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Liberty City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Henrys Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • Troup
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <1>
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Lansing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Hallsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Noonday
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Morton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Nesbitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Harleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Elysian Fields
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Pope City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Macedonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Beckville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Delray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Long Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carthage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dotson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Buncome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Murvaul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Monroe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Monroe is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Pirtle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
    • Laird Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tatum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacobs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacobs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • Sexton City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sexton City is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
    • New London
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Friars
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Friars is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
    • Henderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Overton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Joinerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Selman City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Turnertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Turnertown is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Jamestown ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Wright City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Browning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Browning is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Arp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Arp is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <1>
    • Starrville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Starrville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
    • Sinclair City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
    • Omen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Omen is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
    • New Chapel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
    • Winona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeport, with the one closest to Lakeport listed first.
    • Union Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Glenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenwood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • James
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • James is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Wilkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilkins is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
    • Diana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Graceton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • Center Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Point is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Indian Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
    • Pritchett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
    • Big Sandy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ore City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Coffeeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville

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

Cemeteries Near Lakeport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeport.

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 Lakeport - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Perry - Clay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grable Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Utzman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Magill Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Forrest-Rogers-Dollahite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Memory Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • Ray Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Lakeport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeport.

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

  • Elderville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elderville is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
  • Monroe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Monroe is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lansing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lansing is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Kilgore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pirtle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
  • Hallsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Judson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tatum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gladewater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Overton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Henderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Beckville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenwood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood

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

Newspapers Published in Lakeport ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeport, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeport.

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 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 Lakeport:

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 Lakeport, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.