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Welcome to Luce ...

Luce is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Luce is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Luce: 218

Communities Also Named Luce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Luce - they are located in Michigan 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.

  • Detroit Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <3>
  • Frazee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New York Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ottertail
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Vergas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <3>
  • Richville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Evergreen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luce ...

Looking for more information about Luce? 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 Luce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<4>

From that list, the Luce post office opened in 1883. The Luce post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luce.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/