Lucerne, Kansas

Lucerne is a ghost town in Adell Township, [Sheridan County, Kansas|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. As of the 2010 census, the entirety of Adell Township had a population of only 12.
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.