Lake View, Kansas
unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas
Lake View is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas. It is 1 mile north of Lawrence.
Lake View, Kansas | |
|---|---|
 Lakeview Lake | |
  Lake View, Kansas  Lake View, Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 39°01′02″N 95°17′33″W / 39.01722°N 95.29250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 827 ft (252 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| GNIS feature ID | 481925[1] |
History
changeLake 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
change- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 127.