Lucerne is an
unincorporated community
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in
Knox County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
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.
History
Lucerne was founded in the 1830s. The community was named after
Lake Lucerne
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Lake Lucerne (german: Vierwaldstättersee, literally "Lake of the four forested settlements" (in English usually translated as ''forest cantons''), french: lac des Quatre-Cantons, it, lago dei Quattro Cantoni) is a lake in central ...
, in Switzerland. A post office called Youngs Mills was established in 1830, and renamed Lucerne in 1850; the post office closed in 1873.
References
Unincorporated communities in Knox County, Ohio
1830 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1830
Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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