Welcome to Lakeview ...

Lakeview is located in Utah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Lakeview is 4,530 feet [1,381 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lakeview is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lakeview lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lakeview: (801) & (385)<3>

Communities Also Named Lakeview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Lakeview: This one is located in Utah County and the other is located in Davis County.

Beyond Utah, there are 110 communities that are also named Lakeview - they are located in Alabama (8), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (5), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maryland (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick (2), New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (12), Virginia (3), Washington (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lakeview ...

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

• Provo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
  • Provo is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
  • Former names for Provo:
  • Fort Provo
  • Fort Utah
  • Provo has also been known as:
  • Provo City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <4>
• Lehi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
• Draper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
• Eagle Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
  • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <4>
• Spanish Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fork
  • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
  • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
  • Spanish Fork City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <4>
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <4>
• Saratoga Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• American Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
  • American Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
  • Former names for American Fork:
  • Lake City
  • McArthursville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <4>
• Springville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Payson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
  • Former names for Payson:
  • Fort Peteetneet
  • Pacen
  • Peteetneet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeview ...

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

Adding Lakeview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lakeview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lakeview post office opened in 1890.

We also found Lakeview in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/