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Welcome to Lukens ...

Lukens is located in Levy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lukens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Lukens is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Lukens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lukens: 352

Communities Also Named Lukens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lukens - they are located in Minnesota and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Lukens ...

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

  • Cedar Key
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Suwannee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Suwannee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee
    • Suwannee is located in Suwannee County
  • Otter Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf Hammock
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Chiefland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manatee Road
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
    • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
  • Yankeetown
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Andrews
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Levy County

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 Lukens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lukens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lukens. 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 Lukens.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lukens ...

Looking for more information about Lukens? 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 Lukens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lukens.

Adding Lukens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lukens in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Lukens post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lukens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Levy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lukens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/