Welcome to Lockwood ...

Lockwood is located in Boyd County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lockwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

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

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

Lockwood is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Lockwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lockwood - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan (3), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lockwood ...

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

• Huntington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ashland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Ironton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Barboursville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• Grayson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• South Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Russell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Kenova
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
• Raceland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 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 Lockwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockwood ...

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

Adding Lockwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lockwood 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 Lockwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lockwood post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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