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Welcome to Lucerna ...

So far, we found very little information about Lucerna. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lucerna to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lucerna, please Contact Us.

Lucerna would have been located within present day Concordia Parish<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucerna, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lucerna is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Lucerna was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Lucerna was located: 318 & 457<4>

Communities near Lucerna ...

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

  • Natchez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <5>
  • Vidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferriday
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ridgecrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Sycamore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Carthage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Cloverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • West Ferriday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday

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

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

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

Adding Lucerna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucerna 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 (so far) for Lucerna was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucerna.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lucerna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucerna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Lucerna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Lucerna area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.