[1] Lubeck is named after the city of Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany by early German Lutheran settlers.

[3] Lubeck developed as a key stop along the 1850s gold escort routes and the Stawell-Horsham road.

[4] In 1887, Lubeck became the starting point of a railway branch to Rupanyup, establishing it as a freight and passenger hub.

A flour mill operated briefly in the 1880s-90s, and the station managed grain, wool, livestock, and creamery produce.

Despite its German roots, Lubeck's first church was shared by Methodists and Presbyterians, which may have helped the town retain its name during the anti-German sentiment of World War I.