Welcome to Lakeport ...

Lakeport is located in Belknap County<1>.

The location of Lakeport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Lakeport is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lakeport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lakeport is located in the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named Lakeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Lakeport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ontario (3), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakeport.

Communities near Lakeport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakeport.

• Franklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Belmont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Meredith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
• Wolfeboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <4>
• Loudon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <4>
• Alton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Northfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
• Barnstead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
  • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <4>
• Ossipee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lakeport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakeport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakeport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeport. See our Newspapers Page for Lakeport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeport ...

Looking for more information about Lakeport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lakeport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lakeport.

Adding Lakeport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lakeport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lakeport post office opened in 1891.

We also found Lakeport mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/