Welcome to Lockes ...
So far, we found very little information about Lockes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lockes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lockes, please Contact Us.
Lockes would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lockes is 4,800 feet [1,463 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lockes is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lockes was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Lockes ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Lockes.
- Allred ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Crows Nest ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crows Nest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Crows Nest is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crows Nest
- From Lockes to Crows Nest
- Grant City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Grant City is located in Nye County
- Troy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Lockes to Troy
- Duckwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwater
- Duckwater is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Duckwater
- From Lockes to Duckwater
- Gold Point ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Gold Point is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gold Point
- From Lockes to Gold Point
- Adaven ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adaven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaven
- Adaven is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adaven
- From Lockes to Adaven
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lockes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lockes. 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 Lockes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lockes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lockes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |