Welcome to Lakeside ...

Lakeside is located in Saint Francis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Lakeside is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lakeside: (870)

Communities Also Named Lakeside ...

While we believe that this Lakeside is located in Saint Francis County, we know of another 3 Arkansas communities named Lakeside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Garland, Ouachita and Saline County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 98 communities that are also named Lakeside - they are located in Arizona (2), California, Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (7), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Montana (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (6), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakeside ...

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

• Forrest City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• Marianna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Hughes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
• Madison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Palestine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Caldwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Colt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <4>
• Horseshoe Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
  • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Widener
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
  • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Anthonyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
  • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 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 Lakeside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakeside.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeside ...

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

Adding Lakeside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeside 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 Lakeside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lakeside post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/