Place:Lucas, Missaukee, Michigan, United States

Lucas, Richland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan

Lucas is an unincorporated community in the township. It was founded in 1878 by William Taylor. A number of Dutch settlers, including Harm Lucas and his five sons, arrived in 1882. A post office was established on February 23, 1883, named Lucas after Harm Lucas, with Abraham Lucas as the first postmaster. The office closed on February 16, 1885 and re-opened on September 7, 1886, with Peter Van den Bosch as postmaster. The office was discontinued on June 30, 1957, and became a rural branch/station of McBain until 1972

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Lucas is an inhabited place.

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MISSAUKEE COUNTY CEMETERIES

• Richland - Section 16 and 21, Lucas and Geers Roads
  • Richland Cemetery, North (i.e. Section 16; north of Geers Rd.)
  • Richland Cemetery, South (i.e. Section 21; south of Geers Rd.)
    • Findagrave, Richland Township Cemetery, Lucas Cemetery

• WP:Richland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan

• http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:631195
• http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2501846
• Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.

• Lucas, Richland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan, USA on Genealogieën van de Veenkoloniën