Lakeshore, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Lakeshore, Mississippi

Unincorporated community

Lakeshore, Mississippi

Location within the state of Mississippi

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Lakeshore, Mississippi

Lakeshore, Mississippi (the United States)

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Coordinates: 30°14′48″N 89°26′09″W﻿ / ﻿30.24667°N 89.43583°W﻿ / 30.24667; -89.43583
Country| United States
State| Mississippi
County| Hancock
Elevation

| 10 ft (3 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

39558[1]

GNIS feature ID| 711739[2]

Lakeshore is an unincorporated community on the western end of Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Lakeshore is located on the current CSX Transportation line[3] and was a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.[4]

A post office first began operation under the name Lakeshore in 1901.[5]

CNN Correspondent Gary Tuchman, speaking of this small gulf coast community known as Lakeshore Mississippi, reported "no place was hit harder by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005."[6]

Lakeshore is the site of the Silver Slipper Casino.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Lakeshore ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakeshore
3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Lakeshore, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2\. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 21.
5. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
6. ^ CNN Transcript - Forgotten Town . Aired September 20, 2005.
7. ^ PlayMiss.com - Silver Slipper Casino, MS. Retrieved on 2011-02-07.

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Municipalities and communities of Hancock County, Mississippi, United States

County seat: Bay St. Louis

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* Bay St. Louis
* Diamondhead
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* Kiln
* Pearlington

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* Ansley
* Clermont Harbor
* Lakeshore
* Leetown
* Napoleon
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