Lucerne is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Adell Township,
Sheridan County, Kansas
Sheridan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Hoxie. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,447. The county was named in honor of Philip Sheridan, a Union general during the Civil War.
His ...
, United States. It is approximately 18 miles northeast of the county seat of
Hoxie Hoxie may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Hoxie, Arkansas, a city in Lawrence County
* Hoxie, Kansas, a city in Sheridan County
** the Hoxie meteorite landed near Hoxie, Kansas (see meteorite falls)
Ships
* SS ''Hoxie'', American cargo sh ...
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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.
[Bickel, Amy (October 2010)]
Chicago mirrored what killed towns
''The Hutchinson News
''The Hutchinson News'' is a daily newspaper serving the city of Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. The publication was awarded the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service "for its courageous and constructive campaign, culminating in 1964, to br ...
'' As of the 2010 census, the entirety of
Adell Township had a population of only 12.
[Adell Township, 2010 census information](_blank)
, American Fact Finder, retrieved 23 October 2017
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
Jennings is a surname of early medieval English origin (also the Anglicised version of the Irish surnames Mac Sheóinín or MacJonin). Notable people with the surname include:
*Jennings (Swedish noble family)
A–G
*Adam Jennings (born 1982), A ...
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[Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History](_blank)
p. 193 (1912)
References
Further reading
External links
Lucerne Cemetery interments KSGenweb.com
Lucerne photos Kansas Historical Society
* Sheridan County maps
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