Welcome to Lockport ...

Lockport is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Lockport is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lockport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Lockport (for example, toward Remington), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Lockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Lockport - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (2), New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (6) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lockport ...

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

• Logansport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
  • Logansport is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <4>
• Monticello
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Delphi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Delphi is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphi <4>
• Flora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Battle Ground
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
  • Battle Ground is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <4>
• Monon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monon
  • Monon is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monon <4>
• Brookston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
  • Brookston is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
• Rossville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Walton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Royal Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Center
  • Royal Center is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Center <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockport ...

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

Adding Lockport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lockport post office opened in 1838.

We also found Lockport in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov