Welcome to Lakeview ...

Lakeview is located in Phillips County<1>.

The location of Lakeview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lakeview has a population of 357 people<3> (see below for details).

Lakeview is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lakeview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lakeview: (870)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lakeview had an population of 357 people. This is a decrease of 19.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 32.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lakeview had a population of 443 people. This makes Lakeview the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lakeview represents 0.02% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 294th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 443 people, the population of Lakeview decreased 16.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 531 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lakeview.

Communities Also Named Lakeview ...

While we believe that this Lakeview is located in Phillips County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Lakeview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baxter and Yell County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 110 communities that are also named Lakeview - they are located in Alabama (8), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, 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), Wisconsin (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.

• Helena - West Helena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <5>
• Helena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Friars Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
  • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Marvell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
  • Marvell is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <5>
• Elaine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
  • Elaine is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <5>
• Coahoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <5>
• Lula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Coahoma County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
• Lexa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
  • Lexa is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <5>
• Saint Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeview ...

Looking for more information about Lakeview? 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 Lakeview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<6>

From that list, the Lakeview post office opened in 1906.

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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/