History · Lake Arrowhead

Lake Arrowhead’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lake Arrowhead is a private community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County, Missouri, United States. It is in the southeastern part of the county, surrounding a lake of the same name. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Lathrop, 3 miles (5 km) north of Holt, and 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Kansas City. It is served by the Lathrop post office. Lake Arrowhead was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The subdivision is operated and managed by the Lake Arrowhead Property Owners Association, consisting of all owners in good standing, who elect a volunteer Board of Trustees. There are 2,058 total lots in the subdivision.

Half of its homes were built before 1989.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Arrowhead yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lake Arrowhead is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lake Arrowhead has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Watkins Mill in Lawson, 5.9 miles away.

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Watkins Mill’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lake Arrowhead?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lake Arrowhead’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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