Welcome to Lakeview (aka 'Lake View') ...

Lakeview is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Lakeview is located in Houghton County<1>.

Lakeview is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakeview: 906

The community of Lakeview has also been called Lake View.

Communities Also Named Lakeview ...

While we believe that this Lakeview is located in Houghton County, we know of another 3 Michigan communities named Lakeview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berrien, Calhoun and Montcalm County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 110 communities that are also named Lakeview - they are located in Alabama (8), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (5), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (2), Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick (2), New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (12), Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lakeview ...

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

• Houghton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Houghton
  • From Lakeview to Houghton
• Hancock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hancock
  • From Lakeview to Hancock
• Laurium
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
  • Laurium is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <3>
• Lake Linden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
  • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <3>
• South Range
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Range
  • From Lakeview to South Range
• Copper City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copper City
  • From Lakeview to Copper City
• Ahmeek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
  • Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ahmeek
  • From Lakeview to Ahmeek
• Fulton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fulton
  • From Lakeview to Fulton
• Mohawk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mohawk
  • From Lakeview to Mohawk
• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boston
  • From Lakeview to Boston

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeview ...

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