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History · Lucerne Mines

Lucerne Mines’ post office opened in 1913, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

1913first post office
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How Lucerne Mines began

When was Lucerne Mines founded?

1913

The Lucerne Mines post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 892113 years
Founding year: the first Lucerne Mines post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lucerne Mines’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lucerne Mines are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lucerne Mines’ homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lucerne Mines’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lucerne Mines, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lucerne Mines yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lucernemines, usually written as Lucerne Mines, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 937 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1913. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 937 to 892 (-5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Lucerne Mines, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lucerne Mines

Nobody well known was born in Lucerne Mines itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James StewartAmerican actor and military officer · b. 1908
Edward AbbeyAmerican author and essayist · b. 1927
Renée FlemingAmerican opera soprano · b. 1959
Patricia RobertsonAmerican astronaut · b. 1963
Jack SonniAmerican musician · b. 1954
Paul McCandlessAmerican musician · b. 1947
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Homer CityIts storyB−Center TownshipIts storyB−White TownshipIts storyC−

Questions about Lucerne Mines’ history

What year was Lucerne Mines founded?

The Lucerne Mines post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.