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Welcome to Lake Shore ...

Lake Shore is located in Roane County<1>.

Lake Shore is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lake Shore (for example, toward Center Ford), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lake Shore: 865

Communities Also Named Lake Shore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Lake Shore - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Utah (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lake Shore ...

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Farragut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lakemont Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Lenoir City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Loudon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • White Wing Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
  • Rogers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Oliver Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Lake Shore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Shore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Shore ...

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

Footnotes ...

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