Welcome to Lockhart ...

Lockhart is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Lockhart has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lockhart, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lockhart is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lockhart: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Lockhart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Lockhart - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lockhart.

Communities near Lockhart ...

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

• Ravenswood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Ripley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• New Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Elizabeth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Racine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
• Reedy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Meadowdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
• Sandyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
  • Sandyville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandyville <5>

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 Lockhart. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lockhart.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lockhart. 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 Lockhart.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lockhart ...

Looking for more information about Lockhart? 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 Lockhart, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lockhart.

Adding Lockhart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lockhart in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lockhart was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lockhart on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lockhart.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockhart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/