Welcome to Lucerne ...

Lucerne is located in Chelan County<1>.

The location of Lucerne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucerne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Lucerne is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lucerne lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Lucerne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Lucerne: This one is located in Chelan County and the other is located in King County.

Beyond Washington, there are 21 communities that are also named Lucerne - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lucerne.

Communities near Lucerne ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lucerne.

• Stehekin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stehekin
  • Stehekin is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stehekin <4>
• Holden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Chelan County
• Carlton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Carlton is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <4>
• Twisp
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twisp
  • Twisp is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twisp <4>
• Winthrop
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Granite Falls
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
• Methow
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methow
  • Methow is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Methow <4>
• Mazama
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazama
  • Mazama is located in Okanogan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazama <4>
• Manson
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
  • Manson is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <4>
• Plain
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  • Plain is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lucerne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucerne.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lucerne. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lucerne.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucerne. See our Newspapers Page for Lucerne.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lucerne ...

Looking for more information about Lucerne? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lucerne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lucerne.

Adding Lucerne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucerne in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lucerne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lucerne post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucerne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lucerne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chelan County: www.co.chelan.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/