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Welcome to Lakeside ...

Lakeside is located in Jasper County<1>.

Lakeside is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakeside: 417

Communities Also Named Lakeside ...

While we believe that this Lakeside is located in Jasper County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Lakeside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson and Miller County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 98 communities that are also named Lakeside - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (7), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Montana (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (6), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakeside ...

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

  • Joplin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carl Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Baxter Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
  • Oronogo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Granby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Duquesne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
  • Sarcoxie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Duenweg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeside ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakeside - 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.