Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lockville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lockville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lockville is located in Fairfield County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County: Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Perry & Pickaway.
Below are the counties that are near Lockville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockville:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Lockville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lithopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Thurston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Millersport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Harlem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Center Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Green ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Vans Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Africa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Edgewater Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Reynoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Bright ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Edward ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
- Obetz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Rockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Laurelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Apple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Pataskala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Beechwood Trails
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Outville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Buckeye Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Thornville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Glenford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chalfants
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- New Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Clover Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- East Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Duvall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Knollwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Commercial Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tarlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Fox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Matville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Adelphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockville, see our County-by-County Page for Lockville.
Cemeteries Near Lockville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lockville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Betzer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Betzer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hoshor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (586 more) ...
- Lithopolis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dovel Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lockville had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Slough
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Slough is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slough
- Carroll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greencastle is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Harley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harley is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
- Pickerington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canal Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lithopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marcy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marcy is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royalton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Hooker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Dumontville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumontville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumontville
- Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Brice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockville.
Newspapers Published in Lockville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lockville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Lockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |