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Welcome to Lockheart ...

Lockheart is located in Independence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockheart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Lockheart is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lockheart ...

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

  • Newport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cave City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tuckerman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Diaz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Diaz is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Swifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Black Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Portia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Grubbs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockheart ...

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

Adding Lockheart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lockheart 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 (so far) for Lockheart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lockheart post office opened in 1920. The Lockheart post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockheart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lockheart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/