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History · South Lockport

Half of South Lockport’s homes were built after 1986

Most of South Lockport was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1897 on.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about South Lockport’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 South Lockport are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18976 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1980. Watch South Lockport change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Lockport’s history is told.

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On the map

South Lockport on the map, 1897 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Lockport. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

South Lockport on the 1897 USGS mapSouth Lockport on the 1902 USGS mapSouth Lockport on the 1948 USGS mapSouth Lockport on the 1950 USGS mapSouth Lockport on the 1965 USGS mapSouth Lockport on the 1980 USGS map1897Lockport sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

South Lockport, in brief

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

South Lockport is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Lockport in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Lockport had a population of 9,355. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. South Lockport is south of the City of Lockport on New York State Route 78.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 8,324 to 9,355 (+12%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to South Lockport

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

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Joyce Carol OatesAmerican author · b. 1938
Othniel Charles MarshAmerican paleontologist · b. 1831
William G. MorganInventor of volleyball · b. 1870
Rob GronkowskiAmerican football player · b. 1989
Belva Ann LockwoodSuffragist · b. 1830
Alex WebsterAmerican bassist · b. 1969
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lockport26 historic placesA+Lockport2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.