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History · Lakeside Village

Half of Lakeside Village’s homes were built after 1968

Most of Lakeside Village was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lakeside Village’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 Lakeside Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Lakeside Village, in brief

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

Lakeside Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Lakeside Village had a population of 162. The CDP is in northern Comanche County, on the west side of Lake Ellsworth, on the south side of its Chandler Creek inlet. It is bordered to the west by U.S. Routes 62/281 and is 14 miles (23 km) north of Lawton and 7 miles (11 km) south of Apache. Via U.S. Route 277, it is 7 miles west-northwest of Elgin. Lake Ellsworth is an impoundment on East Cache Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Red River.

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

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On the map

Lakeside Village on the map, 1956 to 1991

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

Lakeside Village on the 1956 USGS mapLakeside Village on the 1975 USGS mapLakeside Village on the 1991 USGS map1956Richards Spur sheet · 1:24,000

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

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Green Meadow Acres

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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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.