Welcome to Lakeside ...

Lakeside is located

Lakeside is located in Colorado County<1>.

The location of Lakeside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Lakeside is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lakeside: (979)

Communities Also Named Lakeside ...

While we believe that this Lakeside is located in Colorado County, we know of another 5 Texas communities named Lakeside. Those communities are located in the following counties: El Paso, Galveston, Hidalgo, San Patricio and Tarrant County.

Beyond Texas, there are 98 communities that are also named Lakeside - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (4), California, Colorado (2), Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Louisiana (3), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (7), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Montana (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (3), North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakeside ...

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

• Sealy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
  • Sealy is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealy <4>
• Columbus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Colorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• East Bernard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bernard
  • East Bernard is located in Wharton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bernard <4>
• Wallis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallis
  • Wallis is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallis <4>
• Matthews
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Colorado County
• Boedecker Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boedecker Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
  • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
• Lissie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lissie
  • Lissie is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lissie <4>
• Altair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
  • Altair is located in Colorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <4>
• Ramsey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
• Bonus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
  • Bonus is located in Wharton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeside ...

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

Adding Lakeside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeside 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 for Lakeside was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lakeside in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Lakeside post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/