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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Lockport
Unincorporated community
Carroll County's location in IndianaCarroll County's location in Indiana
Lockport is located in Carroll County, IndianaLockportLockportLocation in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°41′57″N 86°34′25″W / 40.69917°N 86.57361°W / 40.69917; -86.57361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
TownshipAdams
Elevation571 ft (174 m)
ZIP code47926
FIPS code18-44550
GNIS feature ID438202

Lockport is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established at Lockport in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. The birth of the town, and its name, are related to the set of lock gates that one would have encountered on the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Geography

Lockport is located less than half a mile northwest of the Wabash River. Burnetts Creek flows along the east side of town.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockport, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  4. Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 80.
  5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...on the Wabash and Erie Canal and named for the locks here.

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Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Delphi
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