Lockville is an unincorporated community in Fairfield County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Lockville was named for the locks on a nearby canal.[2] A post office called Lockville was established in 1849 and remained in operation until 1921.[3]

Notable people

Charles M. Borchers, U.S. Representative from Illinois

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockville, Ohio
  2. ^ Miller, Charles Christian (1912). History of Fairfield County, Ohio, and representative citizens. Chicago, Richmond-Arnold Pub. Co. p. 134.
  3. ^ "Fairfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2015.


39°49′07″N 82°44′01″W / 39.81861°N 82.73361°W / 39.81861; -82.73361


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