Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Lockport (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 Lockport. 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 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.
Lockport is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Cass, Clinton, Howard, Tippecanoe & White.
Below are the counties that are near Lockport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockport:
- Carroll County (The home county of Lockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Rockfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Burrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yeoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Delphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Flora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Bringhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bringhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bringhurst
- Radnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Ockley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Cutler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cutler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Owasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Benton County
- Otterbein
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Lake Cicott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Clymers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Dunkirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Logansport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Deacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deacon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Lucerne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Young America
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Young America is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
- Leases Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Walton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Onward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Hoover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Rossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Edna Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Geetingsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Middlefork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Beard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Cambria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Michigantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boyleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Frankfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fickle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Grass Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Kewanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kewanna is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Bruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leiters Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leiters Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiters Ford
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Shanghai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shanghai is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Cassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Russiaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Middleton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middleton
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Kokomo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Jasper County
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Bunker Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Miami
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Loree is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loree
- Oakdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Deedsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Denver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Thornhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winamac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Francesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawton is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Beardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Americus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Buck Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Ground
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Montmorenci
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Stockwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Burnettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Indiana Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Springboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Headlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Chalmers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Brookston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockport, see our County-by-County Page for Lockport.
Cemeteries Near Lockport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockport.
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 Lockport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Mullendore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Great Eastern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seceder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burnettsville Cemetery
- Winegardner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84810 <2>
- Bostetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Clymers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wingard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lockport had a population of 117 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Rockfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Burrows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Burnettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnettsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Idaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clymers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clymers is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymers
- Yeoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sleeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sleeth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeth
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Delphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
- Deer Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockport.
Newspapers Published in Lockport ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockport, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockport.
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 Lockport:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fulton County
- Howard County
- Jasper County
- Miami County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Lockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |