Lucerne, Kings County, California

Lucerne
Unincorporated community
Lucerne Location in California
Coordinates: 36°22′51″N 119°39′51″W / 36.38083°N 119.66417°W / 36.38083; -119.66417Coordinates: 36°22′51″N 119°39′51″W / 36.38083°N 119.66417°W / 36.38083; -119.66417
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kings County
Elevation^[1]	259 ft (79 m)

Lucerne is an unincorporated community in Kings County, California.^[1] It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Hanford,^[2] at an elevation of 259 feet (79 m).^[1]

The name Lucerne was applied in 1887, after Lucerne, Switzerland.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucerne, Kings County, California
1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1067. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Kings County, California, United States

County seat: Hanford

Cities	Avenal Corcoran Hanford Lemoore

CDPs	Armona Grangeville Hardwick Home Garden Kettleman City Lemoore Station Stratford

Unincorporated communities	Acebedo Cimarron Gepford Guernsey Halls Corner Hamblin Helm Corner Hub Hydril Kettleman Station Lucerne Murray Pitco Reef Station Remnoy Rossi Shell Shirley South Corcoran Vanguard

Ghost towns	Banner Bean Cloud Cornwell Cox & Clark Trading Post and Steamboat Landing Cuneo Fort Roosevelt Hasset Joneso Kimble Kingston Lethent Marsala Millham City Odessa Orion Robinson Vaca Adobe Watertown

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