Welcome to Lakin ...

Lakin is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

Lakin is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lakin is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Lakin: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Lakin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lakin - they are located in Kansas (3), Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lakin ...

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

• Hambone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
• Slagger ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
• Algoma ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Algoma is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
• Dana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Alfa ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
• Lookout Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
• Cayton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Cayton is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
• Glenburn
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Former names for Glenburn:
  • Burgettville
  • Swasey
• Tennant
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
• Tionesta
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakin ...

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

Adding Lakin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakin 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 (so far) for Lakin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakin.