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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 Lewis County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lucerne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lucerne is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Lucerne was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Lucerne was located: 931

Communities Also Named Lucerne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Lucerne - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, 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.

  • Columbia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Sawdust
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ashland Ford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Hohenwald
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Southport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Graytown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Graytown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lucerne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lucerne post office opened in 1896. The Lucerne post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lucerne.

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 Tennessee's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lucerne - 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/