unincorporated community
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Michigan
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. The community is located within Big Creek Township. As an unincorporated community, Luzerne has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48636 ZIP Code.
Geography
The community is centered along M-72 and County Road 489 (Deeter Road) in southwestern Oscoda County about southwest of the community of Mio. It is located within the
Huron National Forest
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about east of the city of Grayling. The community sits at an elevation of above sea level.
The East Branch Big Creek, a tributary of the Au Sable River, flows through the community with a small impoundment known as Luzerne Pond along its route. The Lost Creek Airport is located within the Luzerne area.
Luzerne uses its own post office with the 48636 ZIP Code, which covers most of the western portion of Big Creek Township, as well as smaller portions of Foster Township (
Ogemaw County
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) to the west.
History
Luzerne was first settled when Myran Hagaman and his family moved to the area from
Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Luzerne is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough located north of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The population was 2,703 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
The community was first ...
in 1881. A post office was established on November 4, 1881 under the name Luzerne, and Hagaman served as the first postmaster. The post office has remained in operation and is currently located at 2289 Royce Avenue. Luzerne also has its own
volunteer fire department
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located at 2284 Deeter Road, as well as the Luzerne Cemetery used by the township.
Luzerne is served by Mio-Ausable Schools centered in the community of Mio just to the northeast.
Images
File:Luzerne MI post office.jpg,
File:Luzerne MI fire department.jpg,
File:Luzerne Cemetery (Michigan).jpg,