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History · Lake Viking

Half of Lake Viking’s homes were built after 2001

Most of Lake Viking was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1924 on.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Viking’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 Viking 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 Viking’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lake Viking, in brief

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

Lake Viking is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 483 in 2010, 486 in 2020.

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 Viking on the map, 1924 to 1984

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

Lake Viking on the 1924 USGS mapLake Viking on the 1984 USGS map1924Winston 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 Viking.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Viking

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

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Martha ScottAmerican actress · b. 1912
Conrad BurnsAmerican politician · b. 1935
Wild Bill ElliottAmerican actor · b. 1904
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Walter PageAmerican jazz musician · b. 1900
Alexander Monroe DockeryMissouri politician · b. 1845
Buzz BartonAmerican actor · b. 1913
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

AltamontIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJefferson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.