Welcome to Lakeview ...
Lakeview is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Lakeview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeview, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
Lakeview is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lakeview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lakeview is within the boundaries of the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Lakeview ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Lakeview: This one is located in Dane County and the other is located in La Crosse County.
Beyond Wisconsin, 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), Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington (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.
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Waunakee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Stoughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - McFarland
(4 miles [6.4 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 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.
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.<4>
From that list, the Lakeview post office opened in 1848.
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 Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lakeview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |