Lucerne, Colorado
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Greeley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80615. The Survey maps it on the Greeley quadrangle. It stands 4,754 feet above sea level.
On record in Lucerne
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Milne Farmlisted 1993
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
218 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 218 fires within 5 miles of Lucerne between 2008 and 2020, burning about 306 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 169 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GREELEY |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | EATON |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Greeley Fire Department | N/A |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Eaton Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | GREELEY |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Greeley Fire Department | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Lucerne: 9 producers, 7 occurrences, 2 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Western Sugar Co | Iron | Producer | ||
| Great Western Sugar Co | Iron | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lucerne in 19 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 12 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Lightning | Lucerne | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Lucerne | $10,000 | A flash flood washed out a small section of State Highway 392, between County Roads 39 and 41. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Lucerne | - | Report from mping. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Lucerne | - | Report from mping. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lucerne | - | Strong thunderstorm winds caused minor tree damage. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Lucerne | - | Heavy rain forced brief road closures in Greeley due to standing water. A trained spotter measured 2.38 inches of rain, which fell in less than 45 minutes. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Lucerne | - | A weak landspout formed briefly but did no damage. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lucerne | - | Intense straight-line winds downed trees and damaged cars. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EFU) | Lucerne | - | A weak landspout formed briefly but did no damage. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Lucerne | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Corner | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Greeley Junction | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mumper Corner | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Eaton | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Greeley | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Cloverly | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Gates | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Farmers | 4.7 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lucerne | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q10975980 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 180640. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








