Welcome to Lake Shore ...

Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Lake Shore is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lake Shore lies within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Lake Shore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Lake Shore: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Ellsworth County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 19 communities that are also named Lake Shore - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lake Shore ...

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

• Topeka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>
• Valley Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
  • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Valley Falls has also been known as:
  • Sautrelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
• Oskaloosa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Perry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• McLouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <4>
• Meriden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <4>
• Lecompton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
  • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <4>
• Hoyt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <4>
• Nortonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• Winchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <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 Lake Shore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Shore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Shore ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/