Lakeland, TX (Liberty County)

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: March 1, 1995

Lakeland was seven miles north of Liberty in central Liberty County. The agricultural community was the site of a gristmill, a sawmill, a cotton gin, and a schoolhouse. The Lakeland post office was established in 1904 with William Finley as postmaster. It was discontinued in 1931, and the site of the old Lakeland community, estimated to have had a population of seventy-five in 1910, was soon developed as part of the Hardin oilfield, discovered in 1935.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Robert Wooster, “Lakeland, TX (Liberty County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 16, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lakeland-tx-liberty-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: March 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Texas Almanac 2020-2021


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Lakeland
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1377128
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Liberty County
Associated Names: Finley
Coordinates: Latitude: 30.17382330°

Longitude: -94.75436740°

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