Welcome to Lakeside ...

Lakeside is located in Flathead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

Lakeside is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lakeside is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Lakeside lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lakeside is located in the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Lakeside: 59922<3>

Communities Also Named Lakeside ...

While we believe that this Lakeside is located in Flathead County, we know of another 2 Montana communities named Lakeside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lewis and Clark and Roosevelt County.

Beyond Montana, 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), Missouri (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.

• Kalispell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalispell
  • Kalispell is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalispell <4>
• Somers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
  • Somers is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <4>
• Forest Hill Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
  • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
• Bigfork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigfork
  • Bigfork is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigfork <4>
• Rollins
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
  • Rollins is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollins <4>
• Woods Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bay
  • Woods Bay is located in Lake County
• Lake Mary Ronan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
  • Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
• Proctor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Proctor is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>
• Dayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Bear Dance
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Dance
  • Bear Dance is located in Lake 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lakeside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lakeside.

Adding Lakeside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeside 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 Lakeside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lakeside post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/