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Welcome to Lakota ...

Lakota is located in Rich County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakota, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

Lakota is 5,930 feet [1,807 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lakota is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lakota: 435

Communities Also Named Lakota ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lakota - they are located in Iowa, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Lakota ...

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

  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Paris is located in Bear Lake County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Laketown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pickelville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pickelville is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
  • Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Garden is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
  • Meadowville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Meadowville is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Round Valley ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Round Valley is located in Rich County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
  • Brachipad
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brachipad is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachipad
    • Brachipad has also been known as:
    • Brachipad Summer Home Area
  • Cherryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakota ...

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

Adding Lakota to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakota 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 (so far) for Lakota was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakota.

Footnotes ...

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