Lucerne, Knox County, Ohio
Lucerne is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
History
Lucerne was founded in the 1830s. The community was named after Lake Lucerne, in Switzerland. A post office called Youngs Mills was established in 1830, and renamed Lucerne in 1850; the post office closed in 1873.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne, Knox County, Ohio
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 561.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 192.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne Post Office (historical)
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40°27′45″N 82°37′43″W / 40.462561°N 82.628503°W
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