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History · Lake Arrowhead

Half of Lake Arrowhead’s homes were built after 1989

Most of Lake Arrowhead was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1942 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Arrowhead’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lake Arrowhead are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Arrowhead’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lake Arrowhead, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Arrowhead yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lake Arrowhead is a private community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County, Missouri, United States. It is in the southeastern part of the county, surrounding a lake of the same name. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Lathrop, 3 miles (5 km) north of Holt, and 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Kansas City. It is served by the Lathrop post office. Lake Arrowhead was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The subdivision is operated and managed by the Lake Arrowhead Property Owners Association, consisting of all owners in good standing, who elect a volunteer Board of Trustees. There are 2,058 total lots in the subdivision.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lake Arrowhead on the map, 1942 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Arrowhead. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lake Arrowhead on the 1942 USGS mapLake Arrowhead on the 1971 USGS mapLake Arrowhead on the 1990 USGS map1942Kearney sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Arrowhead.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Arrowhead

Nobody well known was born in Lake Arrowhead itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Donald JuddAmerican minimalist artist · b. 1928
Jim DavisAmerican actor · b. 1909
Brenda JoyceAmerican film actress · b. 1917
Craig StevensAmerican actor · b. 1918
James C. MarshallUS Army general and engineer · b. 1897
Alex SaxonAmerican actor · b. 1987

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.