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Lockney, West Virginia

Lockney, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Lockney is located in West Virginia
Lockney
Lockney
Lockney is located in the United States
Lockney
Lockney
Coordinates: 38°51′22″N 80°58′01″W / 38.85611°N 80.96694°W / 38.85611; -80.96694
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGilmer
Elevation
718 ft (219 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1542288[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

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  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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