Welcome to Lakeside ...

Lakeside is located in Clay 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 1881.

Lakeside is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lakeside: (904)

Websites for Lakeside ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lakeside, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Lakeside ...

While we believe that this Lakeside is located in Clay County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Lakeside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hillsborough and Leon County.

Beyond Florida, there are 98 communities that are also named Lakeside - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), 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.

• Jacksonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Orange Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Baldwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Penney Farms
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Lawtey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <4>
• Asbury Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
  • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
• Jacksonville Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
  • Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County
• Middleburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
• Fruit Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
  • Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <4>

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 1881.

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

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 Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/