Welcome to Lakewood ...
Lakewood is located in Oconto County<1>.
The location of Lakewood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakewood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Lakewood is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lakewood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Lakewood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 96 communities that are also named Lakewood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois (6), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (8), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (9), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (9) and Washington (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakewood.
Communities near Lakewood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakewood.
- Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Mountain is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - White Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
- White Lake is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Padus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
- Padus is located in Forest County
- Freeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Breed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Laona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
- Laona is located in Forest County
- Athelstane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane
- Athelstane is located in Marinette County
- Frostville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostville
- Frostville is located in Oconto County
- Suring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
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 Lakewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakewood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakewood. 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 Lakewood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood. See our Newspapers Page for Lakewood.
Adding Lakewood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lakewood 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 Lakewood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lakewood post office opened in 1897.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakewood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.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 Oconto, 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 Lakewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |