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Welcome to Lakeport ...

Lakeport is located in Yankton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

Lakeport is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakeport: 605

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 Hampshire, New York, Ontario (3), Oregon, 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.

  • Yankton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tyndall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Scotland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kingsburg is located in Bon Homme County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 697 people
  • Crofton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Tabor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <3>
  • Santee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Santee is located in Knox County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jamesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
  • Mayfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1861. The Lakeport post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Yankton, 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/