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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lock had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lock, with the one closest to Lock listed first.

  • Milfordton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milfordton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
    • Milfordton is located in Knox County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milfordton
    • From Lock to Milfordton
  • Croton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
    • Croton is located in Licking County
  • Appleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Appleton is located in Licking County
  • Mount Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Homer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Licking County
  • Centerburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
    • Centerburg is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <4>
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Knox County
  • Bangs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rich Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Rich Hill is located in Knox County
  • Johnstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Way ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Way. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
    • New Way is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Way
    • From Lock to New Way
  • Highwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Utica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hunt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bloomfield
    • From Lock to Bloomfield
  • Green ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Green
    • From Lock to Green
  • Fredonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Licking County
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Peerless ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peerless. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Peerless is located in Delaware County
    • Peerless has also been known as:
    • Peerless Station
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Peerless
    • From Lock to Peerless
  • Condit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vans Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Morgan Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
    • Morgan Center is located in Knox County
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chatham
    • From Lock to Chatham
  • Center Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexandria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Louisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pagetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
    • Pagetown is located in Morrow County

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

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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 Lock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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