Welcome to Luzerne ...

Luzerne is located in Oscoda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luzerne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Luzerne is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Luzerne: (989)

The ZIP code for Luzerne: 48636<3>

Communities Also Named Luzerne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Luzerne - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, 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.

• Roscommon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
  • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <5>
• Rose City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <5>
• Red Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
• Mio
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mio
  • Mio is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mio <5>
• Damon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
• Kneeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
• Fairview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>
• Deerheart Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
  • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
• Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
  • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
• Garland Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
  • Garland Village is located in Montmorency 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Luzerne, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Luzerne post office opened in 1881.

We also found Luzerne in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/