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Welcome to Lockes Landing ...

Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lockes Landing: Lockes Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lockes Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Lockes Landing for more information about variations on the name of Lockes Landing.

Lockes Landing is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lockes Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lockes Landing: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Lockes Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lockes Landing.

  • Petersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Front Royal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Purcellville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Charles Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ranson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Berryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stephens City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bolivar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lockes Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockes Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lockes Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockes Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockes Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Lockes Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockes Landing ...

Looking for more information about Lockes Landing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lockes Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lockes Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lockes Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Lockes Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Lockes Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.