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
Ghost town
KDOT map of Sheridan County (legend)
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Coordinates: 39°29′48″N 100°12′01″W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Sheridan
Township	Adell
Elevation	2,648 ft (807 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
GNIS ID	484550[1]

History

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

Further reading

External links

• Lucerne Cemetery interments, KSGenweb.com
• Lucerne photos, Kansas Historical Society
• Sheridan County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT