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, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Lakeshore, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi Show map of Mississippi Lakeshore, Mississippi Lakeshore, Mississippi (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 30°14′48″N 89°26′09″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hancock
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	711739[1]

Lakeshore is located on the current CSX Transportation line[2] and was a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.[3]

A post office first began operation under the name Lakeshore in 1901.[4]

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."[5]

Lakeshore is the site of the Silver Slipper Casino.[6]

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