Lake View, Mississippi
Lake View, Mississippi | |
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| Coordinates: 34°59′20″N 90°08′28″W / 34.98889°N 90.14111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | DeSoto |
| Elevation | 228 ft (69 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38680 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 691994[1] |
Lake View is an unincorporated community located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi/Tennessee border just south of Memphis and north of the village of Walls. Lake View is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2]
During Prohibition, multiple Memphis businessmen opened nightclubs in Lake View.[3]
A post office operated under the name Lake View from 1885 to 1895 and under the name Lakeview from 1895 to 1932.[4]
From 1910 to 1928, the Memphis Street Railway Co operated the Memphis and Lakeview Railway. This was a 10 mile track that had four streetcars assigned to it.[5]
The Valley Brick and Tile Company once operated a brick factory in Lake View.[6]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake View, Mississippi
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 21.
- ^ Patrick O’Daniel (26 November 2018). Crusaders, Gangsters, and Whiskey: Prohibition in Memphis. University Press of Mississippi. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4968-2005-1.
- ^ "DeSoto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Brooks, Frank. "Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Memphis and Lakeview Railway". Preservation in Mississippi. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ Mississippi Geological, Economic, and Topographical Survey (1907). Bulletin - Mississippi State Geological Survey. Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographical Survey. p. 2.
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