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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lockhart. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lockhart to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lockhart, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lockhart (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lockhart. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Lockhart is historic, it would have been located within present day Walker County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Lockhart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockhart:
- Walker County (The home county of Lockhart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <2>
- Townley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Parrish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- America
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Saragossa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Goodsprings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Gamble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Cullman County
- Ardell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bazemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Rossland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Glen Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kirkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Belk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Ashcraft Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Gu - Win
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Toadvine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- West Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Short Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Media
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ezra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Robbins Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Sayre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Lamar County
- Kennedy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Guin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- Lubbub
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bull City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Lake Front Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Echola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Farriss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Natural Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Glen Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Arley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockhart, see our County-by-County Page for Lockhart.
Cemeteries Near Lockhart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockhart.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lockhart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockhart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Gibson Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Infant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patton Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pendley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pendley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pendley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (528 more) ...
- Beaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Lockhart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lockhart.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Parrish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Saragossa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockhart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockhart.
Newspapers Published in Lockhart ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockhart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockhart, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockhart.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lockhart:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lockhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lockhart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |