Welcome to Lakeport ...

Lakeport is located in Glades County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Lakeport is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakeport: 863

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, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, 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.

Clewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Clewiston is located in Hendry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clewiston <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clewiston
- From Lakeport to Clewiston
Moore Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- Moore Haven is located in Glades County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore Haven <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moore Haven
- From Lakeport to Moore Haven
Palmdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Palmdale is located in Glades County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palmdale
- From Lakeport to Palmdale
Hall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hall City is located in Glades County
Venus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Venus is located in Highlands County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venus <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Venus
- From Lakeport to Venus
Buckhead Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Buckhead Ridge
- From Lakeport to Buckhead Ridge
Archbold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Archbold is located in Highlands County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Archbold
- From Lakeport to Archbold
Harlem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harlem
- From Lakeport to Harlem
Port La Belle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Port La Belle is located in Hendry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port La Belle
- From Lakeport to Port La Belle
La Belle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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- La Belle is located in Hendry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Belle
- From Lakeport to La Belle

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.

We 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lakeport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1914.

We also found Lakeport on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeport.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Glades, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakeport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/