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Welcome to Lakeview Heights ...

Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeview Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1932.

A typical abbreviation for Lakeview Heights: Lakeview Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Lakeview Heights is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lakeview Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lakeview Heights - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Georgia (3), Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Texas, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lakeview Heights ...

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

  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cole Camp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Stover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
    • Stover is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stover <4>
  • Laurie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
    • Laurie is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <4>
  • Cross Timbers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Gravois Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Climax Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Springs
    • Climax Springs is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax Springs <4>
  • Ionia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
    • Ionia is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Edmonson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Edmonson is located in Benton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeview Heights ...

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

Adding Lakeview Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lakeview Heights post office opened in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeview Heights.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakeview Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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