Welcome to Lockman ...

Lockman is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Lockman is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lockman: (641)

Communities Also Named Lockman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lockman - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Lockman ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <4>
• Oskaloosa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Albia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <4>
• Eddyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Fremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Moravia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <4>
• Lovilia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
  • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <4>
• Beacon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• University Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
• Bussey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
  • Bussey is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 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 Lockman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockman ...

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

Adding Lockman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lockman post office opened in 1909.

We also found Lockman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/