192 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
(Lucerne; town in Columbiana County, Ohio; 
iLucerneville ; village in Knox County, Ohio. Named from the lake in Switzerland. 
Ludington; city in Mason County, Michigan, named for James Ludington, of 
Milwaukee. 
Ludlow; township and village in Champaign County, Illinois, named for Thomas 
W. Ludlow, a railroad incorporator. 
Ludlow; town in Kenton County, Kentucky, named for Israel Ludlow, a prominent 
pioneer. 
Ludlow; town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named from the town in Shrop- 
shire, England. 
Lugenberl; county in South Dakota, named for Major Lugenberl, of the regular 
army, who was stationed at Fort Randall in territorial days. 
Luling; town in Caldwell County, Texas, named for Charles Luling, of Boston, 
Massachusetts. 
Lumberton; town in Pearl River County, Mississippi, so named on account of its 
principal industry. 
Lumpkin; county, and town in Stewart County, in Georgia, named for Wilson 
Lumpkin, an early governor. 
Luna; county in New Mexico, named for a prominent resident family. 
Lunenburg-; towns in Worcester County, Massachusetts, and Essex County, Ver- 
mont, named for the Duke of Luneburg, George II of England. 
Lunenburg-; county in Virginia, named for the royal family. The Anglicized form 
of Luneburg, one of the titles of George I, as Duke of Bunswick-Luneburg. 
Luray; town in Page County, Virginia, a corruption of la reine. 
Lutesville; village in Bollinger County, Missouri, named for its founder, Eli Lutes. 
Luther; village in Lake County, Michigan, named for William A. Luther, an early 
settler. 
Luthersburg; village in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, named for W. II. Luther, 
an old resident. 
Luverne; township and village in Rock County, Minnesota, named for the daughter 
of one of the proprietors of the town site. 
Luzerne; county, and borough in same county, in Pennsylvania, named for Cheva- 
lier della Luzerne, former minister from France to the United States. 
Lycoming; branch of Susquehanna River, and county, and town in same county in 
Pennsylvania. A Delaware Indian word meaning "sandy stream." 
Lyell; mountain in California, named for the English geologist, Sir Charles Lyell. 
Lykens; borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; a corruption of the name of 
the man for whom it was named — Andrew Lycan. 
Lyman; town in York County, Maine, named for Theodore Lyman, of Boston. 
Lyman; town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, named for Daniel Lyman, one 
of the early proprietors. 
Lyman; county in South Dakota, named for W. P. Lyman, legislator and soldier. 
Lyme; towns in New London County, Connecticut, Grafton County, New Hamp- 
shire, and Jefferson County, New York, named either directly or indirectly from 
the borough of Lyme-Regis, England. 
Lynchburg; city in Campbell County, Virginia, named for a rich settler and officer 
of the Revolution. 
Lynchtown; township in Oxford County, Maine, named for the owner of Lynch's 
mills. 
Lyndeboro; town in Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, named for Benjamin 
Lynde, a large landowner. 
Lyndon; city in Osage County, Kansas, named from the town in Caledonia County, 
Vermont. 
