Lakeview, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75051. It stands on Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Duncanville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Lakeview between 2006 and 2017, burning about 92 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STARETTA |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUNCANVILLE RD |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | S WLATON WALKER |
| 3 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NAVY |
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3000 MOUNTAIN CREEK PKWY. |
| 2 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIREBIRD |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SPUR 408 |
| 17 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 40125 LBJ FRWY. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakeview in 6 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Lakeview | $100,000 | Facebook photo showed large hail estimated to be up to 3 inches in diameter around Dallas Baptist University. Windows of cars were blown out. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Lakeview | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall resulted in the flooding of several roads around Dallas. In particular, several roads in the Preston Hollow and Oak Cliff areas were flooded. Flooding was also reported along Loop 12 on the west side of town. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeview | $10,000 | A report was received via social media of multiple trees down, broken windows, and siding ripped off the side of a building at Dallas Baptist University. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakeview | $5,000 | Amateur radio reported that structural damage to a building occurred as a result of thunderstorm winds on the campus of Dallas Baptist University. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Lakeview | - | A CoCoRAHS observer on the north side of Duncanville reported nickel hail. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Lakeview | - | Reported via mPing. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Heights | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Grand Prairie | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Florence Hill | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ledbetter Hills | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Cole | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Kenwood | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Red Bird Addition | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Arcadia Park | 4.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1339543. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






