Meanings
proper noun
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Craighead County.
- A statutory town, the county seat of Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Florida.
The new site, at the Baker Correctional Institution near Lake City in the northeast part of the state, will house more than 1,300 people, the governor and other state officials announced at an Aug. 14 news conference.
2025 August 15, Ana Goñi-Lessan, “Florida to open second immigration detention facility, 'Deportation Depot'”, in USA Today - A city in Clayton County, Georgia.
- A city in Calhoun County, Iowa, named after Lake Creek.
- An unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, derived from the surname.
- A city, the county seat of Missaukee County, Michigan.
- A city in Wabasha County and Goodhue County, Minnesota.
- A borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Florence County, South Carolina.
- A small town in Marshall County, South Dakota.
- A small town in San Patricio County, Texas.
Origin
Most places appear to get their names from the presence of lakes, but one or two are derived from the surname Lake.
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APA
Lake City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20City
MLA
“Lake City.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20City. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lake City,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lake%20City.
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