Welcome to Lock ...

Lock is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Lock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Lock is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lock: (740)

Websites for Lock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lock, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Lock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Lock: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Licking County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 3 communities that are also named Lock - they are located in Kentucky and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lock.

Communities near Lock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lock.

• Huntington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ashland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Hurricane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <4>
• Barboursville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• South Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Kenova
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
• Milton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Coal Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Catlettsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <4>
• Wayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>

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 Lock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lock.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lock. 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 Lock.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lock. See our Newspapers Page for Lock.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lock ...

Looking for more information about Lock? 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 Lock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/