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Welcome to Lakeview ...

Lakeview is located in Pierce 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 1874.

Lakeview is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lakeview lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lakeview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Lakeview: This one is located in Pierce County and the other is located in Grant County.

Beyond Washington, 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), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (12), Utah (2), Virginia (3), 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.

  • Tacoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
  • Federal Way
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Thurston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
  • Puyallup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Moines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonney Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Edgewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<5>

From that list, the Lakeview post office opened in 1874.

We also found Lakeview in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeview.

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 Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakeview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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