Welcome to Lockwood ...

Lockwood is located in Yellowstone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Lockwood is 3,090 feet [942 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lockwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Lockwood lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lockwood lies within the (406) 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, Kentucky, Michigan (3), Missouri, 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.

• Billings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Yellowstone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <4>
• Laurel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Huntley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <4>
• Shepherd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <4>
• Rimrock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
  • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County
• Acton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Acton is located in Yellowstone County
• Ballantine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantine
  • Ballantine is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballantine <4>
• Hesper
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
  • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County
• Worden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Worden is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worden <4>
• Comanche
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County

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>

From that list, the Lockwood post office opened in 1906.

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 Yellowstone County: www.co.yellowstone.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/