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 southeast 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 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.
Lockport is located in Mifflin 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 Mifflin County: Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Snyder & 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:
- Mifflin County (The home county of Lockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Mattawana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Juniata Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McVeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kishacoquillas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Menno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Burnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Covedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Covedale is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covedale
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Forge
- Point View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Point View is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point View
- Shellytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shellytown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellytown
- Springfield Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Fruittown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Potters Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Boalsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Bloomsdorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Panorama Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Centre Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Fairbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbrook is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Ramblewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ramblewood is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Centre Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Caprivi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Dry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Mowersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Ennisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Mount Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Birdville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Neffs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Blairs Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Mapleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Huntingdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shirleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Reeds Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Doyles Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Peru Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- East Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perulack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Old Port
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Kistler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- New Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Bixler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cisna Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Eshcol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Elliottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Alinda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Bannerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Beavertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Cherry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
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.
- Corbin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Juniata Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Lewistown.
- The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Juniata Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <3>
- Hartzler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCoysville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hooleys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<4>
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.
- Strodes Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strodes Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strodes Mills
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Granville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Horningford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horningford is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horningford
- Longfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Mattawana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kishacoquillas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Menno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Reeds Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- McCoysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCoysville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville
- Blacklog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blacklog is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklog
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 43 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. 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 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 Lockport:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mifflin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Blair County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Perry County
- Snyder 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lockport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |