Lucerne, Kansas
Lucerne is a former town and post office in Adell Township, Sheridan County, in the state of Kansas in the United States. It is approximately 18 miles northeast of the county seat of Hoxie.
Lucerne | |
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  Lucerne Location within the state of Kansas  Lucerne Lucerne (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′48″N 100°12′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Sheridan |
| Elevation | 2,648 ft (807 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 484550[1] |
The town had a post office from 1880 until 1943. As of 2010, the remains of the town included a cemetery, stone foundation, and a partial wooden sign that used to announce the town's name.[2] As of the 2010 census, the entirety of Adell Township had a population of only 12.[3]
According to a 1912 reference work on Kansas, the town at that time held a population of 50, a general store, a hotel, a money order post office, and a daily stagecoach to the town of Jennings.[4]
References
- "Lucerne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Bickel, Amy (October 2010). Chicago mirrored what killed towns, The Hutchinson News
- Adell Township, 2010 census information Archived 2020-02-14 at Archive.today, American Fact Finder, retrieved 23 October 2017
- Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, p. 193 (1912)
External links
- Lucerne Cemetery interments, KSGenweb.com
- Lucerne photos, Kansas Historical Society
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Sheridan County | |
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