Welcome to Luce ...
So far, we found very little information about Luce. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Luce to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Luce, please Contact Us.
Luce would have been located within present day Saginaw County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Luce, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Luce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Luce: Named after Cyrus G. Luce, who was governor from 1887 to 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Luce is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Luce was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Luce would have been located in the (989) area code.
Communities Also Named Luce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Luce - they are located in Minnesota and Nebraska.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Luce.
Communities near Luce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Luce.
- Saginaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
- Former names for Saginaw:
- East Saginaw
- Saginaw City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <5>
- Owosso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
- Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <5>
- Flushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Flushing is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <5>
- Frankenmuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenmuth
- Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <5>
- Corunna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <5>
- Mount Morris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Mount Morris is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clio have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <5>
- Chesaning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
- Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <5>
- Saint Charles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <5>
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 Luce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Luce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Luce. 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 Luce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Luce. See our Newspapers Page for Luce.
Adding Luce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Luce 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 Luce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Luce post office opened in 1890.
We also found Luce in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Luce.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 Luce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saginaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |