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Welcome to Lockman ...

Lockman is located in Monroe County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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)
  • Oskaloosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Albia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eddyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lockman - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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