Lockport, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pleasureville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40036. It stands on Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gratz quadrangle. It stands 472 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:48000
- 1908 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Gratz quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Lockport between 1997 and 2009, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1998 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 9 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 November 1997 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lockport: 3 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gratz Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| K.T.Dome Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lockport Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Twin Valley Mine & Mill | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Plant |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lockport in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 4 flood, 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Hail | Lockport | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Lockport | - | Heavy rain brought the Kentucky River at Lockport into flood, cresting at 43.04 feet on the morning of April 5th. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Lockport | - | Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Kentucky River at Lockport to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 37.69 feet during the early morning hours of March 9th. The river remained above flood stage until the morning hours of March 12th. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Lockport | - | Heavy rain that fell on top of very saturated ground brought the Kentucky River at Lockport to flood. The river crested at 36.02 feet late on April 16th. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Lockport | - | Heavy rainfall pushed the Kentucky River at Lockport into flood. The river crested at 34.74 feet on March 15th. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Emergency Dispatch relayed a report from the police of several fallen trees blocking a roadway. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Numerous small branches were reported down by winds estimated at 50 to 60 mph. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockport | - | Numerous trees were downed. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Lockport | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallis | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Slabtown | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Sixmile (historical) | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Orville | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Gest | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Adamsville (historical) | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Franklinton | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Saltwater (historical) | 5.3 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lockport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19986835 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 496934. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






