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 Lockwood (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 Lockwood. 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 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.
Lockwood is located in Nicholas County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nicholas County: Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Lockwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockwood:
- Nicholas County (The home county of Lockwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Tipton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
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- Albion ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Zela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Beech Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Glen is located in Nicholas County
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- Morrison ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morrison is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Summersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Runa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Runa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runa
- Muddlety
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muddlety is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddlety
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Donald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Boone County
- Joes Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Strange Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Herold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Herold is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herold
- Clem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Elmira
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Frametown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Canfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Little Birch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Wilsie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Mudfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Oka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Stinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Losie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Spread
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Widen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Widen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widen
- Bomont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Gould
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Harrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Wattsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Procious
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Valley Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Romont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Romont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romont
- Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Victor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Victor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Ansted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
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- Grayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grayden is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayden
- Gauley Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Brushy Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Junction is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Junction
- Crichton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
- Quinwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Orient Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Lile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lile is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
- Charmco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hines is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- McRoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
- Rainelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rupert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Handley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Hugheston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hugheston is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugheston
- Pratt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Hollygrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Clendenin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Ronda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Royal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Terry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Piney View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Grandview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Prosperity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Dorothy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kester ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Camden-on-Gauley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Welch Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Cowen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Upperglade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Erbacon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Halo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockwood, see our County-by-County Page for Lockwood.
Cemeteries Near Lockwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockwood.
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 Lockwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Neil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keenan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dotson - Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rich Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Legg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCutchin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Lockwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lockwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockwood, with the one closest to Lockwood listed first.
- Tipton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Albion ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Zela
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zela is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
- Keslers Cross Lanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mulvane is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulvane
- Elliot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilboa is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Belva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Clifty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Ansted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockwood.
Newspapers Published in Lockwood ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockwood, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lockwood:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Nicholas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Kanawha County
- Raleigh County
- Roane County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | 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 Lockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lockwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |