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 Estates (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 Estates. 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 Estates ...
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.
Another variation: Lake View Estates.
- A typical abbreviation for Lakeview Estates: Lakeview Ests.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lakeview Estates is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Calcasieu (LA), Cameron (LA), Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson & Newton.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Lakeview Estates. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeview Estates:
- Orange County (The home county of Lakeview Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Estates, with the one closest to Lakeview Estates listed first.
- Pine Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Pine Forest is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Pine Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Orange County
- Rose City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Rose City is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Vidor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
- Vidor is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <2>
- Terry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry is located in Orange County
- Texla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texla
- Texla is located in Orange County
- Mauriceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lemonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
- Lemonville is located in Orange County
- Orangefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
- Orangefield is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <2>
- Bridge City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
- Bridge City is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <2>
- Pinehurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Pinehurst is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
- West Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
- West Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <2>
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Estates, with the one closest to Lakeview Estates listed first.
- Loeb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
- Loeb is located in Hardin County
- Rose Hill Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
- Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Lumberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
- Silsbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silsbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silsbee
- Silsbee is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silsbee <2>
- Pinewood Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
- Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
- Kountze
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grayburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
- Grayburg is located in Hardin County
- Sour Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Village Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
- Village Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <2>
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Estates, with the one closest to Lakeview Estates listed first.
- Evadale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buna
- Buna is located in Jasper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buna <2>
- Call Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
- Call Junction is located in Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Estates, with the one closest to Lakeview Estates listed first.
- Voth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voth
- Voth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voth <2>
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Higgins is located in Jefferson County
- Amelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Bevil Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevil Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
- Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Central Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Gardens
- Central Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Pine Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Nederland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nederland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Nederland is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Port Neches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
- Port Neches is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <2>
- Groves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- China
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- China is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
- Port Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- La Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Newton County
- Deweyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tyler County
- Fred
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Calcasieu Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview Estates, with the one closest to Lakeview Estates listed first.
- Starks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeview Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeview Estates.
Cemeteries Near Lakeview Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeview Estates.
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 Lakeview Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeview Estates, with the one closest to Lakeview Estates listed first.
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anthony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Beaumont.
- The Anthony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dan Gill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130 <4>
- Loeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loeb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mansfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Singleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Walton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stephenson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephenson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Knupple Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knupple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knupple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Adcock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adcock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adcock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2056 <4>
- Kishi Colony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kishi Colony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kishi Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Lakeview Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeview Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeview Estates, with the one closest to Lakeview Estates listed first.
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry is located in Orange County
- Amelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Jefferson County
- Pine Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Tulane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
- Tulane is located in Orange County
- Nona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Nona is located in Hardin County
- Kountze
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- China
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- China is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
- Sour Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Echo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Orange County
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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- La Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- La Belle is located in Jefferson County
- Village Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
- Village Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <2>
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeview Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeview Estates.
Newspapers Published in Lakeview Estates ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeview Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeview Estates, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeview Estates.
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 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 Estates:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Newton County
- Tyler County
- Calcasieu Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeview Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.tx.us/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Lakeview Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2022, Longitude: -94.0741 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |