Welcome to Lockwood ...

Lockwood is located in Merrick 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 1874.

Lockwood is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lockwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lockwood is located in the (308) 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, Montana, 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.

• Grand Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grand Island is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <4>
• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Central City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Doniphan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <4>
• Cairo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
• Alda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
  • Alda is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <4>
• Palmer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Merrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <4>
• Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Giltner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
  • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <4>
• Dannebrog
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
  • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <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 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 1874.

We also found Lockwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (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 Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/