Lockney, West Virginia

Lockney, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Lockney
Lockney
Coordinates: 38°51′22″N 80°58′01″W / 38.85611°N 80.96694°W / 38.85611; -80.96694Coordinates: 38°51′22″N 80°58′01″W / 38.85611°N 80.96694°W / 38.85611; -80.96694
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Gilmer
Elevation 718 ft (219 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1542288[1]

Lockney is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States. Lockney is located along U.S. Routes 33 and 119 and the Left Fork Steer Creek 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Glenville.[2] Lockney had a post office, which opened on May 17, 1898, and closed on November 9, 2002.[3] The community was named after H. C. Lockney, a senator who was instrumental in securing for the town a post office.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockney, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Gilmer County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 380.


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