Lake View, Kansas

Lake View is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas. It is 1 mile north of Lawrence.

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Coordinates: 39°01′02″N 95°17′33″W / 39.01722°N 95.29250°W / 39.01722; -95.29250Coordinates: 39°01′02″N 95°17′33″W / 39.01722°N 95.29250°W / 39.01722; -95.29250
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDouglas
Elevation
827 ft (252 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID481925[1]

History

Lake View was created in 1892 as a lake side resort. It was in use until the 1930s. The Lake View club still keeps the oxbow lake.

A post office opened in Lake View (but spelled Lakeview) in 1898. It stayed until 1914.[2]

Lake View was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 127.

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