RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Washington >> Pierce County >> Lakeview >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 (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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 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, 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 Pierce County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston & Yakima.

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:

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Lakeview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Lakewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clover Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Clover Park is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Park
    • Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake City is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Parkland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tillicum
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tillicum is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum
    • Midland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Midland is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Spanaway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Steilacoom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fircrest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • University Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Summit is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Waller
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waller is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
    • Fort Lewis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Milton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahlequah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Tahlequah is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
    • Buenna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Buenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
    • Pacific
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Algona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Federal Way
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Redondo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Redondo is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Star Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
    • Woodmont Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodmont Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
    • Zenith
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Zenith is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Des Moines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Burley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Olalla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Southworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
    • Colby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • East Port Orchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
    • South Colby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
    • Colchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Parkwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • South Park Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gorst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Port Orchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Grapeview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belfair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayshore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • New Kamilche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
    • Shelton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Tahuya
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeview, with the one closest to Lakeview listed first.
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Yelm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
    • Puget
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Yelm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <1>
    • Tanglewilde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
    • Kellys Korner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
    • Lacey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacey is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
    • East Olympia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Olympia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tumwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McIntosh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • Tenino
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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.

  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mountain View Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gravelly Lake Cemetery
  • Old Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Old Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rigney Cemetery
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pauper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hill Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Oak Wood Hill Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
    • Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996538 <2>
  • Tacoma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Cemetery
    • The Tacoma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Old Tacoma Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77080 <2>
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Tacoma Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lakeview had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Lake City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Parkland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fern Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Hill is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
  • Excelsior
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Excelsior is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
  • Midland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Midland is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Steilacoom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
  • Tacoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wollochet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wollochet is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
  • Fox Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Puyallup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Roy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Roy is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Meeker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Meeker is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
    • Meridian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Meridian is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Artondale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Artondale is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale

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 219 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 first visit 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 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>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'.
<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 Lakeview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.