Welcome to Lockwood ...

Lockwood is located in Branch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Lockwood is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lockwood: 517

Communities Also Named Lockwood ...

While we believe that this Lockwood is located in Branch County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Lockwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kent and Tuscola County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 20 communities that are also named Lockwood - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, 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.

Websites for Lockwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lockwood, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lockwood ...

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

• Coldwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
• Sturgis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Angola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
• Bronson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
• Fremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Quincy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <3>
• Union City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
• Litchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Colon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
• Reading
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>

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.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Lockwood post office opened in 1900.

We also found Lockwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

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 Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/