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History · Lockwood

Half of Lockwood’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Lockwood was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1948 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lockwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lockwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Lockwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lockwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lockwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Amador County, California, United States. It is located north of Volcano and west of Amador Pines.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lockwood on the map in 1948

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lockwood.

Lockwood on the 1948 USGS map1948West Point sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lockwood.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lockwood

Nobody well known was born in Lockwood itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert Grant AitkenAmerican astronomer · b. 1864
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Ernest GalloAmerican businessman · b. 1909
George HernandezActor · b. 1863
John Thomas DunlopAmerican labor economist and former United Stat… · b. 1914
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Tam O'ShaughnessyAmerican educator, children's science writer, p… · b. 1952
Angelo Joseph RossiAmerican mayor · b. 1878
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Fort Ann MinemineMarklay Minemine

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Amador PinesIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lockwood’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.