Editing Lockeford, California (section)

==History==
Lockeford is registered as [[California Historical Landmark]] #365.<ref name=CHL/> The town is named after Dean Jewett Locke, who, with his brother Elmer, settled in the area in 1851. Dean Locke then established a ranch and later the town in the region. It was Dean Locke's wife Delia who first coined the name "Lockeford" in 1859, referencing the ford that he built across the [[Mokelumne River]].<ref name=CHL/> Delia Locke's diaries chronicled the early history of Lockeford and her family's history in founding the town. They are available at the University of the Pacific.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/dld-all/|title=All Delia Locke Diaries {{!}} Delia Locke Diaries {{!}} University of the Pacific|website=scholarlycommons.pacific.edu|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>

On June 13, 2022, [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] announced that customers in Lockeford will be among the first in the United States to receive Amazon orders via the [[Amazon Prime Air]] drone delivery program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Amazon Prime Air prepares for drone deliveries |url=https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-prepares-for-drone-deliveries |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=US About Amazon |language=en}}</ref>