Lucerne is a ghost town in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. It is approximately 18 miles northeast of the county seat of Hoxie.

Lucerne, Kansas
KDOT map of Sheridan County (legend)
Lucerne is located in Kansas
Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is located in the United States
Lucerne
Lucerne
Coordinates: 39°29′48″N 100°12′01″W / 39.49667°N 100.20028°W / 39.49667; -100.20028
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySheridan
TownshipAdell
Elevation
2,648 ft (807 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID484550[1]

History

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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

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  1. ^ "Lucerne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Bickel, Amy (October 2010). Chicago mirrored what killed towns, The Hutchinson News
  3. ^ Adell Township, 2010 census information Archived 2020-02-14 at archive.today, American Fact Finder, retrieved 23 October 2017
  4. ^ Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, p. 193 (1912)

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