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Welcome to Luckenbach ...

Luckenbach is located in Hill Country.

Luckenbach is located in Gillespie County<1>.

The pronunciation of Luckenbach: Loo-kin-bock<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luckenbach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Luckenbach is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Luckenbach: 830

Communities near Luckenbach ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luckenbach ...

Looking for more information about Luckenbach? 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 Luckenbach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Luckenbach.

Adding Luckenbach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luckenbach 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 Luckenbach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Luckenbach post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luckenbach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gillespie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Luckenbach. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luckenbach - 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/