Luckenbach

The post office and general store at Luckenbach

The post office and general store at Luckenbach

Photo by Nicholas Henderson, CC2

Luckenbach is a scenic community in southeastern Gillespie County with strong musical associations. The site was settled in the late 1840s and early 1850s by German farmers, among them the brothers Jacob Luckenbach and August Luckenbach. Jacob was a veteran of the Texas Revolution. The pleasant setting is a mixture of caliche hills and bottomlands on Grape Creek, a tributary of the Pedernales River.

Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

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Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Luckenbach is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Grape Creek)

Locations

  • Latitude
    30.17909410
    Longitude
    -98.75781210

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

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Luckenbach by the Numbers

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Pop. Year Source
25 2014 Local Officials