Welcome to Lochridge ...

Lochridge is located on the Gulf Coast.

Lochridge is located in Brazoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lochridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Lochridge is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lochridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lochridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lochridge - they are located in Alabama and Virginia.

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

Communities near Lochridge ...

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

• Sugar Land
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Land
  • Sugar Land is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Land <3>
• Missouri City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City
  • Missouri City is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missouri City <3>
• Alvin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
• Angleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
  • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <3>
• Stafford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Stafford is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <3>
• Manvel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
  • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <3>
• Iowa Colony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
  • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
• West Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <3>
• Needville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
  • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <3>
• Arcola
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lochridge ...

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

Adding Lochridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lochridge 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 Lochridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lochridge post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lochridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/