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Lakeview’s post office opened in 1882, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: 11 old photos and papers, maps from 1913 on, and the census since 1900.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
11old photos & papers
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From Lakeview’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Lakeview began

When was Lakeview founded?

1882

The Lakeview post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 553 in 19002020 census: 1,184144 years

How historic is Lakeview?

C

More historic than 31% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Lakeview post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Lakeview’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lakeview is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lakeview’s overall grade.
Founding era1882, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194012.5% of homes (±8.4) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%B−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical OH town 2.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 31%
NewerOlder

Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lakeview’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.4 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Lakeview’s past

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

On the map since 19135 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1982. Watch Lakeview change.
★ What stands out · On the map

Lakeview on the map, 1913 to 1982

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

Lakeview on the 1913 USGS mapLakeview on the 1944 USGS mapLakeview on the 1961 USGS mapLakeview on the 1973 USGS mapLakeview on the 1982 USGS map1913Bellefontaine 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 Lakeview.

The story so far

Lakeview, in brief

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

Lakeview is a village in Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,184 at the 2020 census. A branch of the Logan County District Library serves the Lakeview community. The town was heavily damaged by an EF3 tornado on March 14, 2024. The tornado killed three people and injured 27 others along its track.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,072 to 1,184 (+10%).

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

Timeline

Lakeview, 1882 to 1913

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Lakeview post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1908In the archiveHam Horner's deer park, Lake View, Ohio
  5. 1910In the archiveOrchard Island Hotel P. O
  6. 1913On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Lakeview, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1900s to the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s5 items
Ham Horner's deer park, Lake View, Ohio1908Ham Horner's deer park, Lake View, OhioTypical scene at Lake View, Ohio1908Typical scene at Lake View, OhioWhite caps at Stubbs Landing, Lake View, Ohio1908White caps at Stubbs Landing, Lake View, OhioLooking north from Lake View, O. When Indian Lake gets mad1908Looking north from Lake View, O. When Indian Lake get…Cold north easter blowing. Looking north from Lake View, O1908Cold north easter blowing. Looking north from Lake Vi…
1910s6 items
Orchard Island Hotel P. O1910Orchard Island Hotel P. OPostcardOrchard Island Hotel P. O1910Orchard Island Hotel P. OPostcardThe Wedge1912The WedgePostcardThe Wedge1912The WedgePostcardStubbs Camp Ground, Lake View, Ohio1914Stubbs Camp Ground, Lake View, OhioPostcardStubbs Camp Ground, Lake View, Ohio1914Stubbs Camp Ground, Lake View, OhioPostcard
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today7 recent
Former Lakeview Elementary School2009Former Lakeview Elementary SchoolEMS in2009EMS inChrist United Methodist Church2009Christ United Methodist ChurchDetailed map of2008Detailed map ofMapStreet in2007Street inLakeview Ohio Aerial2007Lakeview Ohio AerialOHMap-doton-Lakeview2004OHMap-doton-Lakeview
Every building

Lakeview, building by building, 1929

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a sheet.

Lakeview fire insurance map, 1929, sheet 11929Sheet 1 of 3
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Ham Horner's deer park, Lake View, Ohio
Retake this viewHam Horner's deer park, Lake View, Ohio, 1908

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Lakeview’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Lakeview, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20019001920194019601980200020201,184

Grew from 553 people in 1900 to 1,184 in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lakeview’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lakeview

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

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Kin HubbardAmerican cartoonist · b. 1868
M
Melville J. HerskovitsAmerican anthropologist · b. 1895
Ed RatleffAmerican basketball player · b. 1950
Sami CallihanAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1987
Don OttenAmerican basketball player · b. 1921
Clive RushAmerican football player and coach · b. 1931
Places that used to be

Old corners

Lakeview’s post office has been open since 1882.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Lakes Edge Mobile ParkLakeview Meadows

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Finish Lakeview’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewHam Horner's deer park, Lake View, Ohio: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Questions about Lakeview’s history

What year was Lakeview founded?

The Lakeview post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Lakeview rank for history?

Lakeview is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Lakeview?

13% of Lakeview’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.4 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1972.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (13), the Library of Congress (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.