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Welcome to Lakeport ...

Lakeport is located in Belknap County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Lakeport is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lakeport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lakeport: 603

Communities Also Named Lakeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Lakeport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ontario (3), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakeport ...

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

  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Meredith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wolfeboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Loudon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <3>
  • Alton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • Northfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnstead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ossipee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeport ...

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

Adding Lakeport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeport 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 (so far) for Lakeport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lakeport post office opened in 1891. The Lakeport post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakeport - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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