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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming County: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan & Susquehanna.
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:
- Wyoming County (The home county of Lockville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- South Eaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Lake Winola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osterhout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osterhout is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osterhout
- Jenks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenks is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Beaumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Evans Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Tunkhannock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noxen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Factoryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Sugar Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Wyalusing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Era
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Limehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limehill is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehill
- Laddsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
- Homets Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homets Ferry is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homets Ferry
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- East Side
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Side is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Leslie Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Jamison City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jamison City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
- Foundryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Jonestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Schultzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schultzville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultzville
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Old Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minooka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Moosic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Belian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Clarks Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Carverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Kunkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- West Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Wyoming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duryea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Back Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Locust Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Mount Pocono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tobyhanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pocono Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Ledgedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- South Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- La Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Dushore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Springville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hop Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Auburn Four Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Four Corners is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Four Corners
- Lenoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoxville is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoxville
- Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Elk Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elk Lake is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
- Kingsley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Hollisterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hollisterville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisterville
- Maplewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- South Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Tresslarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tresslarville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresslarville
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waymart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
- Keen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen
- Prompton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prompton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
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.
- Fitch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fern Brook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dreisbach - Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Post Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- St. Cecilias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lockville had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockville, with the one closest to Lockville listed first.
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Keelersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keelersburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelersburg
- Center Moreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Center Moreland is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Moreland
- Ransom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falls is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Ketcham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ketcham is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcham
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- South Eaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Eaton is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eaton
- Carverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carverton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carverton
- Harding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kunkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Lake Winola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaumont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
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 97 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Lockville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wyoming County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Sullivan County
- Susquehanna County
- Wayne 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 Lockville, 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- Lockville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |