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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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

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 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.

Lakeside Heights is located in Llano County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Llano County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
    • Buchanan Dam
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
      • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <2>
    • Bluffton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buchanan Lake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
      • Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County
    • Lone Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
    • Click ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
      • Click is located in Llano County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baby Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
      • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Granite Shoals
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
      • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <2>
    • Horseshoe Bay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
      • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <2>
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Silver Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
    • Marble Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Burnet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oatmeal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bertram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
      • Bertram is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <2>
    • Naruna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
      • Naruna is located in Burnet County
    • Spicewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
      • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <2>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
      • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Nameless is located in Travis County
      • Nameless has also been known as:
      • Cross Creek
      • Fairview
  • Williamson County
    • Liberty Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <2>

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

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsland Cemetery
  • Hoovers Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoovers Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoovers Valley Cemetery
  • Murchinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murchinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murchinson Cemetery
  • Wolf Crossing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Crossing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Crossing Cemetery
  • Tobey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tobey Cemetery
  • Pennington Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Creek Cemetery
  • Paschall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paschall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paschall Cemetery
  • Honey Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
  • Konvicka Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Konvicka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Konvicka Cemetery
  • Cap Mtn. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cap Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cap Mtn. Cemetery
  • Fox Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
  • Post Mtn. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Mtn. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (94 more) ...
    • Fry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fry Cemetery
    • Pecan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
    • 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.<4>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Burnet County
  • Sudduth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudduth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Click is located in Llano County
  • Burnet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
    • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
  • Shovel Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
  • Llano
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Oxford ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Llano County
  • Round Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Smithwick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Blowout
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
      • Blowout is located in Blanco County
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baby Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • Bertram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
      • Bertram is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <2>

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeside Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeside Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeside Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6885, Longitude: -98.4125       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lakeside Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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