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Lucerne

Ghost town · Lewis County, Tennessee

Mt Joy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Mt Joy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lucerne is a ghost town in Lewis County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Lewis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lucerne as a historical populated place on the Mount Joy topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.5404° N, 87.3561° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Joy
Elevation695 ft
Nearest living townSummertown, TN
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1309440
Coordinates35.54035, -87.35612

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What's there now

Lucerne is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Summertown, TN (population 793), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 695 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lucerne?

Lucerne is in Lewis County, Tennessee, at 35.5404, -87.3561.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

Lewis County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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