Welcome to Lockington ...

The village of Lockington is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lockington has a population of 134 people<3> (see below for details).

Lockington is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Lockington is within the (937) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lockington had an population of 134 people. This is a decrease of 4.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lockington had a population of 141 people. This makes Lockington the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 141 people, the population of Lockington decreased 32.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 208 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lockington.

Communities near Lockington ...

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

• Troy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Piqua
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <5>
• Sidney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Tipp City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <5>
• West Milton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
  • West Milton is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <5>
• New Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <5>
• Minster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <5>
• Covington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Versailles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <5>
• Saint Paris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paris
  • Saint Paris is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paris <5>

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 Lockington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lockington. 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 Lockington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockington. See our Newspapers Page for Lockington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockington ...

Looking for more information about Lockington? 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 Lockington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lockington.

Adding Lockington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lockington 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 Lockington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lockington post office opened in 1847.

We also found Lockington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/