Welcome to Lake View ...

Lake View is located in DeSoto County<1>.

The location of Lake View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake View, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Lake View: Lk. View

Lake View is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lake View is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Lake View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Lake View - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (2), Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lake View ...

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

• Memphis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
• Southaven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
• Olive Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
• Germantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <4>
• Horn Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <4>
• West Memphis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <4>
• Hernando
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <4>
• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Hunt Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
  • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
• Hughes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake View ...

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

Adding Lake View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake View 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 Lake View was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lake View on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/