Welcome to Lakenan ...
Lakenan is located in Shelby County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakenan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
Lakenan is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lakenan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Lakenan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakenan.
- Monroe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shelbina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
- Clarence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunnewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hunnewell
- From Lakenan to Hunnewell
- Holliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
- Leonard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Lakenan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakenan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakenan. 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 Lakenan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakenan. See our Newspapers Page for Lakenan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakenan ...
Looking for more information about Lakenan? 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 Lakenan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lakenan.
Adding Lakenan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lakenan 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 Lakenan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lakenan post office opened in 1859.
We also found Lakenan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakenan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakenan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |