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Welcome to Luke ...Luke is located in Etowah County<1>. The location of Luke has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Luke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. Luke is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Luke lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Luke (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Communities Also Named Luke ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Luke - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Luke. Communities near Luke ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Luke.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Luke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Luke. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Luke. 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 Luke. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Luke. See our Newspapers Page for Luke. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luke ...Looking for more information about Luke? 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 Luke, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Luke. Adding Luke to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Luke 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 Luke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Luke on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Luke. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Luke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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