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 Lockwood (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 Lockwood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Lockwood is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Lockwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockwood:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Lockwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Bristolville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mesopotamia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mecca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Wildare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- West Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gustavus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Barclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- New Lyme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Wick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Hartsgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Stanhope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Roaming Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- East Trumbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Gates Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Moreland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Huntsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Middlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parkman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- East Claridon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Welshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Aquilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Auburn Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Chardon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Perry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Painesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Fairport Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waite Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Grand River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Mineral Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Austintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- West Austintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Youngstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hazelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Canfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Garrettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Windham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Mantua
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Evergreen Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Augerburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Aurora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- Reminderville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Espyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hartstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning North
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Linesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Lynces Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Lawrence County (PA)
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shenango
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Farrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockwood, see our County-by-County Page for Lockwood.
Cemeteries Near Lockwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockwood.
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 Lockwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Brownwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Latimer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sager Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deacon Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Orwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Orwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Orwell Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Orwell.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Bristol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- West Mecca Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Greene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lockwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lockwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- North Bloomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Bristol is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
- Oakfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Spokane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spokane is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bristolville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Triumph
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Triumph is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
- East Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orwell
- Mesopotamia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Mecca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecca
- Colebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mecca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Windsor Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Mills is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockwood.
Newspapers Published in Lockwood ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockwood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lockwood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Lockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |