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.
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 As of the 2010 census, the entirety of Adell Township had a population of only 12.Adell Township, 2010 census information , 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.Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, p. 193 (1912)
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External links Lucerne Cemetery interments, KSGenweb.com Lucerne photos, Kansas Historical Society