Abandoned Record
About Lucca
Lucca is an unincorporated community in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. The community was probably named after Pauline Lucca, an opera singer, although there is a claim it was named for Lucca, a city in Tuscany, Italy.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Lucca, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Lucca is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Lucca
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1897 Tower sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Fargo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Fargo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Lucca sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Casselton sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 Fargo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Lucca
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our North Dakota index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Lucca": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Lucca, North Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6696395.
- USGS GNIS 1030035.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).