Official Name: | Lockney, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Lockney |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gilmer |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 718 |
Coordinates: | 38.8561°N -80.9669°W |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1542288 |
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, 9miles southwest of Glenville.[1] Lockney had a post office, which opened on May 17, 1898, and closed on November 9, 2002.[2] The community was named after H. C. Lockney, a senator who was instrumental in securing for the town a post office.[3]