Lockwood, West Virginia

Lockwood
Unincorporated community
Lockwood Lockwood Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°15′34″N 81°2′5″W / 38.25944°N 81.03472°WCoordinates: 38°15′34″N 81°2′5″W / 38.25944°N 81.03472°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Nicholas
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1542290[1]

Lockwood is an unincorporated community in western Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The town is situated along Otter Creek and West Virginia Route 39.

History

The community is named in honor of Belva Ann Lockwood, a presidential candidate and early feminist.^[2]

Lockwood post office was established in 1893.^[3]

The Lockwood Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[4]

Notable people

• John W. Shelton, businessman and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates was born in Lockwood.^[5]

See also

• Belva, West Virginia, another community in Nicholas County named for Lockwood.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockwood, West Virginia
2. Kenny, Hamill (1945) West Virginia Place Names, their origin and meaning, Piedmont, West Virginia: The Place Name Press
3. Helbock, Richard W. (2004) United States Post Offices, Volume VI - The Mid-Atlantic, p. 148 Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications
4. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
5. Votesmart.org-John Shelton