Welcome to Lakeview ...

Lakeview is located in Todd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Lakeview had a population of 732 people.<3> (see below for details).

Lakeview is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lakeview is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Lakeview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lakeview (for example, toward Martin), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Lakeview is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Lakeview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 110 communities that are also named Lakeview - they are located in Alabama (8), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (5), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick (2), New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (6), Texas (12), Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lakeview ...

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

• Valentine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
  • Valentine is located in Cherry County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine <5>
• Mission
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <5>
• Saint Francis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <5>
• Soldier Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Creek
  • Soldier Creek is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 227 people
• Two Strike
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
  • Two Strike is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
• Spring Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Todd County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
• Kilgore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Cherry County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <5>
• Olsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsonville
  • Olsonville is located in Todd County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 72 people
• Crookston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookston
  • Crookston is located in Cherry County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crookston <5>
• Hidden Timber
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Timber
  • Hidden Timber is located in Todd County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people

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 Lakeview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakeview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakeview. 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 Lakeview.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeview ...

Looking for more information about Lakeview? 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 Lakeview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lakeview.

Adding Lakeview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeview 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 Lakeview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lakeview post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/