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Welcome to Lukens ...

Lukens is located in Carteret County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lukens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Lukens is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Lukens: 252

Communities Also Named Lukens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lukens - they are located in Florida and Minnesota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lukens.

Communities near Lukens ...

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

  • Havelock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Morehead City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaufort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bayboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Arapahoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Minnesott Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Stonewall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lukens ...

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

Adding Lukens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lukens 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 Lukens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lukens post office opened in 1902. The Lukens post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lukens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lukens - 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/