Lockport, Indiana

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Lockport
Unincorporated community
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Lockport is located in Carroll County, Indiana
Lockport
Lockport
Location in Carroll County
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Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Adams
Elevation 587 ft (179 m)
ZIP code 47926
FIPS code 18-44550[1]
GNIS feature ID 438202[2]

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

Geography

Lockport is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., less than half a mile northwest of the Wabash River. Burnetts Creek flows along the east side of town.

References

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