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Welcome to Lake Park ...

Lake Park is located in Cumberland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Park: Lk. Park

Lake Park is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lake Park (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Lake Park: 931

Communities Also Named Lake Park ...

While we believe that this Lake Park is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Lake Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hamblen and Sullivan County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 22 communities that are also named Lake Park - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lake Park ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Crossville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Pikeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
  • Crab Orchard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Doyle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 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 Lake Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Park - 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.