Welcome to Lockwood ...
Lockwood is located in Sussex County<1>.
The location of Lockwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1816.
Lockwood is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lockwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Lockwood: (973) and (862)<4>
Communities Also Named Lockwood ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lockwood - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lockwood.
Communities near Lockwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lockwood.
- Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hackettstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Boonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Belvidere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allamuchy - Panther Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allamuchy - Panther Valley
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley is located in Warren County
- Succasunna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Succasunna
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lockwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lockwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockwood. See our Newspapers Page for Lockwood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockwood ...
Looking for more information about Lockwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lockwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lockwood.
Adding Lockwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lockwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lockwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lockwood post office opened in 1816.
We also found Lockwood in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lockwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (862) is an overlay for area code (973). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |