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History · Lake View Township

Half of Lake View Township’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Lake View Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake View Township’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 View Township 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 View Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Lake View Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 732 to 797 (+9%).

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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 View Township on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

Lake View Township on the 1968 USGS mapLake View Township on the 1985 USGS map1968Lake Madison 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 Lake View Township.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
ChautauquaPeninsula Park
1cemetery inside Lake View Township
Saint Thomas

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Madison8 historic placesB+Wentworth TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake MadisonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLe Roy Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHerman Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lake View Township’s history

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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.