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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>.

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.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Luce was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Luce was located: 989

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.

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 (so far) for Luce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Luce post office opened in 1890. The Luce post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luce.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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