St. Lucas’ post office opened in 1882, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the St. Luke's School and Recreation Center.
How St. Lucas began
When was St. Lucas founded?
The St. Lucas post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1900.
1 historic place in St. Lucas
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Old corners and burying grounds
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about St. Lucas’ history
What year was St. Lucas founded?
The St. Lucas post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1900.
What is on the National Register in St. Lucas?
One place: the St. Luke's School and Recreation Center (listed 2005).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.