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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 Lakeside Heights (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 Lakeside Heights. 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 Lakeside Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lakeside Heights: Lakeside Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

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

Lakeside Heights is located in Llano 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 Llano County: Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Mason & San Saba.

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

  • Llano County     (The home county of Lakeside Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Heights, with the one closest to Lakeside Heights listed first.
    • Kingsland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buchanan Dam
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bluffton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lone Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Click is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Tow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Llano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Valley Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Heights, with the one closest to Lakeside Heights listed first.
    • Round Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Blowout
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Sandy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Burnet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Heights, with the one closest to Lakeside Heights listed first.
    • Highland Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Granite Shoals
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Silver Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
    • Marble Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Burnet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shovel Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Oatmeal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bertram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Naruna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Naruna is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
  • Gillespie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Heights, with the one closest to Lakeside Heights listed first.
    • Willow City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eckert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Heights, with the one closest to Lakeside Heights listed first.
    • Nix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
    • Lampasas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Saba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Heights, with the one closest to Lakeside Heights listed first.
    • Cherokee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Travis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Heights, with the one closest to Lakeside Heights listed first.
    • Briarcliff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lago Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nameless ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
  • Williamson County
    • Liberty Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Lakeside Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeside Heights.

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 Lakeside Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kingsland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hoovers Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Murchinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Crossing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tobey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennington Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paschall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Honey Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Konvicka Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cap Mtn. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fox Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Mtn. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Fry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mormon Mill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Fairland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairland is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Sudduth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
  • Bluffton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marble Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Click is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
  • Burnet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Shovel Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
  • Llano
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Oxford ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oxford is located in Llano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Round Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Smithwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blowout
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Bertram
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Lakeside Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeside Heights.

Newspapers Published in Lakeside Heights ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeside Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeside Heights, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeside Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lakeside Heights:

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 Lakeside Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Lakeside Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.