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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 Lakeview (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. 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 ...

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.

Another variation: Lake View.

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

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 hospitals 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.

Lakeview is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Lakeview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Grand Prairie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Duncanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Oak Cliff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Eagle Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Cedar Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shamrock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Estelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Plano
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Sachse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Southlake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Westlake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flower Mound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Trophy Club
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Roanoke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Double Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Marshall Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Bartonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • The Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Copper Canyon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Elizabethtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Britton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Midlothian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oak Leaf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterrett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Sardis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Pecan Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Venus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Waxahachie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ike
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Palmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Lillian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Burleson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Timber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Egan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Joshua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Keene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Coyote Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Kaufman County
    • Forney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Arlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Johnsons Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • University Park Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pantego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Euless
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Bedford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Kennedale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Colleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lakeview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeview.

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

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

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

  • Fugitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Southland Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Southland Cemetery (Old)
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fivemile Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cockrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trees Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Estes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Estes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Grand Prairie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Duncanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Cliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Eagle Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Johnsons Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
  • Estelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • DeSoto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Dallas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bedford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ovilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lakeview ...

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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeview, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeview.

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 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:

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 Lakeview, 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- Lakeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.