Welcome to Lucerne ...

So far, we found very little information about Lucerne. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lucerne to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lucerne, please Contact Us.

Lucerne would have been located within present day Knox County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Lucerne, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucerne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lucerne is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Lucerne once stood is in the (740) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Lucerne was originally named Youngs Mills. For more information about the names of Lucerne, see The Names of Lucerne on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Lucerne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Lucerne: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Columbiana County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 21 communities that are also named Lucerne - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lucerne ...

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

Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
Sunbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <5>
Fredericktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Fredericktown is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <5>
Gambier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
- Gambier is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <5>
Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Utica is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
Centerburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
- Centerburg is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <5>
Cardington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
- Cardington is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <5>
Bellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <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 Lucerne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lucerne.

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

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

Adding Lucerne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lucerne 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 Lucerne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lucerne post office opened in 1850.

We also found Lucerne in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucerne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Lucerne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Knox, 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 Lucerne - 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/