Welcome to Lockport ...

Lockport is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Lockport is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Lockport lies within the (502) area code.

The ZIP code for Lockport: 40036<3>

Communities Also Named Lockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Lockport - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), 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.

• Frankfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Carrollton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Eminence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• Owenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
  • Owenton is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owenton <4>
• New Castle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Pleasureville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Campbellsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• Sparta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Sanders
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Sanders is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanders <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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Lockport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Henry County: www.henrycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/