Lockney, Texas

About Lockney

Lockney, TX is a small town located in northwestern Texas, home to 1,380 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Lockney holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.55 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 890 residents per square mile.

📰 Lockney News Today

• Former Lubbock teacher starts medical school at 48, lands at Lockney’s Mangold Clinic KCBD · Jul 22
• Jeanette Pearl Cunningham Obituary May 22, 2026 - Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors Minton-Chatwell Funeral Directors · May 22
• Collier Heath Huffman (Plainview) Obituary Jul 7, 2026 Kornerstone Funeral Directors · Jul 9
• Gordon Adams Obituary Aug 3, 2026 lemonsfunerals.com · Aug 3
• Obituary | Delbert Gene Dagley of Lockney, Texas Butherus, Maser, & Love · Apr 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lockney Unique

• The only place in America named Lockney — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 17 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lockney

• Longhorn Inn (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lockney

• Hunter/Peralez Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lockney

• LOCKNEY EL
• LOCKNEY H S
• LOCKNEY J H

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• W J Mangold Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lockney

🏘️ Nearby Communities