Welcome to Lakeland ...

Lakeland is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Lakeland is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lakeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Lakeland: This one is located in Shelby County and the other is located in Miller County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 30 communities that are also named Lakeland - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lakeland ...

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

• Macon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
• Shelbina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
  • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <4>
• La Plata
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
• Edina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Edina is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
• Clarence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Bevier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
  • Bevier is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevier <4>
• Shelbyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
• Atlanta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Brashear
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
  • Brashear is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
• Hurdland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
  • Hurdland is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeland ...

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

Adding Lakeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lakeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lakeland post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/