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 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.
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:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Lockport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Bolivar
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- Robb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derry is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <1>
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- New Derry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ligonier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Laurel Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
- Laurel Mountain Park
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Edmon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Elderton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Church
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Orchard Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Apollo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- North Apollo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Rural Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
- Bedford County
- Pavia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Blair County
- Blue Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Wilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cambria City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cambria City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
- Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Westmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
- Elim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elim is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southmont is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Conemaugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
- Daisytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- East Conemaugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Bear Rocks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
- Champion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Seven Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Indian Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Robinson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Heshbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Armagh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Black Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Josephine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Dilltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterman is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Homer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Thomas Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mill
- Tire Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Davidsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Laurel Mountain Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jennerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jenners Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jenners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Paint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Blough
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Windber
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Legat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armagh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coral Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Coral.
- The Coral Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129169 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blairsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conrad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Hungarian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Johnstown.
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46157 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lockport had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockport, with the one closest to Lockport listed first.
- Bolivar
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
- New Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heshbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heshbon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
- Armagh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grays is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Cramer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cramer is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cokeville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cokeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
- Burrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
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 50 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 14 miles [22.5 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 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 Lockport:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Bedford County
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Somerset 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' 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'. |