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Welcome to Lakenon ...

Lakenon is located

Lakenon is located in Hill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakenon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Lakenon is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakenon: 254

Communities near Lakenon ...

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

  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Whitney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Italy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Itasca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hubbard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Maypearl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Blooming Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Milford
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Lakenon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakenon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakenon ...

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

Adding Lakenon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakenon 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 Lakenon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lakenon post office opened in 1894. The Lakenon post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakenon.

Footnotes ...

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