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 Lockport (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 Lockport. 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 doctors and 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.
Lockport is located in Clinton County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Lockport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockport:
- Clinton County (The home county of Lockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Lock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dunnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Castanea
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flemington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Swissdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Swissdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissdale
- Youngdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Mill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McElhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farrandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Rote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Salona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Beech Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Blanchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchard is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Wolfs Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Rebersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Monument
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monument is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Romola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romola is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romola
- Madisonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Aaronsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fiedler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Millheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Jersey Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antes Fort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Ramsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- English Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English Mills is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Mills
- Salladasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salladasburg is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salladasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Collomsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Jersey Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hughesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carsontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carsontown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsontown
- Brookside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Grimesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Duboistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Mifflin County
- Milroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Dewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watsontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Troxelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Middle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Penns Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bannerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Benfer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Beaver Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga County
- Blackwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Cherry Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Laurelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Pardee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Hartleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Mifflinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Allenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockport, see our County-by-County Page for Lockport.
Cemeteries Near Lockport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockport.
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 Lockport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dunnstown UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beth Yehuda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Disciples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (99 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hays - Fearon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Schracktown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Lockport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lockport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Lock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flemington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Castanea
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Queens Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Run
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Rote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- McElhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chatham Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Run
- Farrandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Woolrich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolrich is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolrich
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
- Mackeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mackeyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackeyville
- Beech Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockport.
Newspapers Published in Lockport ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockport, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lockport:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Snyder County
- Tioga County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Lockport, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |