Lockwood is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 23 and the Big Sandy River in southern Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, approximately 7 mi south of Catlettsburg, the county seat.

[2] The community's first post office was established in 1860 and was named for Jacob Lockwood, the first postmaster and landowner whose father-in-law was pioneer David White, who had deeded the land to him in 1809.

In 1881, Jacob's grandson, John Lockwood, re-established a post office at this location as Staley, Kentucky, when the train station along the Chatteroi (now CSX) Railroad opened.

He changed the name of the station and post office back to Lockwood in 1892.

In 1987, a modern four-lane replacement was opened for U.S. 23 that also runs through the Lockwood community.