Welcome to Lakeview ...

Lakeview is located in Beaverhead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Lakeview is 6,700 feet [2,042 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lakeview is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Lakeview is within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Lakeview ...

While we believe that this Lakeview is located in Beaverhead County, we know of another 2 Montana communities named Lakeview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Gallatin and Valley County.

Beyond Montana, there are 110 communities that are also named Lakeview - they are located in Alabama (8), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (5), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri (4), Nevada (2), New Brunswick (2), New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (12), Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lakeview ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Lakeview.

• Kilgore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Clark County (ID)
• Island Park
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Island Park is located in Fremont County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Park <4>
• Macks Inn
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Inn
  • Macks Inn is located in Fremont County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Inn <4>
• Spencer
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Clark County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Monida
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monida
  • Monida is located in Beaverhead County
• Box Canyon
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon
  • Box Canyon is located in Fremont County (ID)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeview ...

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

Adding Lakeview to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lakeview post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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