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 Lakeside Village (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 Village. 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 Village ...
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 Village: Lakeside Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lakeside Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakeside Village.
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 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.
Lakeside Village is located in Bosque 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 Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeside Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeside Village:
- Bosque County (The home county of Lakeside Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- Kopperl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Womack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Laguna Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eulogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Walnut Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cayote
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Norse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Erath County
- Chalk Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- Huron ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Blum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lovelace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lovelace is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Tyson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Itasca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- Fort Spunky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Pecan Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Hill City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill City is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Paluxy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- DeCordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeCordova is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- Rio Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Bono
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Cleburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Coyote Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Godley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- China Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gholson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Patrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somervell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- Nemo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Rose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glass
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glass is located in Somervell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeside Village, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeside Village.
Cemeteries Near Lakeside Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeside Village.
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 Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeside Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- Steiner Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kopperl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ft. Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baker Lain Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Whitney - Towash Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyle Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Lakeside Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeside Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeside Village, with the one closest to Lakeside Village listed first.
- Kopperl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kimball is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Womack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Brazos Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
- Eulogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Derden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Derden is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Walnut Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeside Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeside Village.
Newspapers Published in Lakeside Village ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeside Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeside Village, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeside Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Village:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bosque County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erath County
- Hill County
- Hood County
- Johnson County
- McLennan County
- Somervell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Lakeside Village, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeside Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |