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Welcome to Lakewood ...

Lakewood is located in Walton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakewood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Lakewood is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lakewood: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Lakewood ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 96 communities that are also named Lakewood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois (6), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (8), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (9), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakewood ...

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

  • Florala
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <4>
  • Samson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Samson is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <4>
  • Laurel Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kinston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lockhart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Horn Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Horn Hill is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Onycha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Onycha is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Svea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Svea is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
  • Red Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Oak is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Beulah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Beulah is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakewood ...

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

Adding Lakewood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lakewood post office opened in 1902. The Lakewood post office closed in 1977.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakewood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Lakewood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Lakewood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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