Nearest Communities to Lakeview,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lakeview, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lakeview:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Lakeview is located in Lynn County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lynn County: Borden, Crosby, Dawson, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock & Terry.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lakeview. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than Lynn County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Lakeview (which is Lynn County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Lakeview
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lynn County (where Lakeview resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.lynn.tx.us/
- County Seat for Lynn: Tahoka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakeview ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakeview.
- Petty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petty is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
- New Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tahoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Moore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Moore is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moore
- Wells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wells is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- New Lynn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Lynn is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
- Skeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Skeen is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeen
- Grassland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassland is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Draw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Draw is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
- Dawson County
- County Website: https://www.co.dawson.tx.us/
- County Seat for Dawson: Lamesa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakeview ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakeview.
- Pride
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pride is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
- Welch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- O'Donnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Grandview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Garza County
- County Website: https://www.garzacounty.net/
- County Seat for Garza: Post
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakeview ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakeview.
- Hackberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hackberry is located in Garza County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Southland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Southland is located in Garza County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
- Hockley County
- County Website: https://www.co.hockley.tx.us/
- County Seat for Hockley: Levelland
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakeview ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakeview.
- Ropesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lockettville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lockettville is located in Hockley County
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- Arnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Smyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clauene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clauene is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clauene
- Opdyke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Opdyke is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke
- Opdyke West
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Levelland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sundown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roundup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roundup is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
- Lubbock County
- County Website: https://www.lubbockcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Lubbock: Lubbock
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakeview ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakeview.
- Slide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slide is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
- Wolfforth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodrow is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Lubbock County
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- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Doud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doud is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doud
- Hurlwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hurlwood is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlwood
- Reese Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
- West Carlisle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Carlisle is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carlisle
- West End Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West End Place is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Place
- Burris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burris is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris
- Lubbock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Broadview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Posey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Posey is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Slaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Shallowater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Canyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Ransom Canyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roosevelt is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
- Kitalou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Caldwell is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Acuff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acuff is located in Lubbock County
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- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- New Deal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Deal is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Terry County
- County Website: https://www.co.terry.tx.us/
- County Seat for Terry: Brownfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakeview ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakeview.
- Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Needmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gomez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gomez is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Lahey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lahey is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahey
- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Johnson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnson is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Adair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adair is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Wellman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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