Welcome to Luzerne ...

Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luzerne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Luzerne is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Luzerne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Luzerne: (270)

Communities Also Named Luzerne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Luzerne - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, New York (2) and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Luzerne ...

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

• Madisonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Central City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Earlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
  • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
• Livermore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Nortonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• White Plains
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Mortons Gap
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <4>
• Powderly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Crofton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <4>
• Drakesboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesboro
  • Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesboro <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luzerne ...

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

Adding Luzerne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luzerne 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 Luzerne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Luzerne post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luzerne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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