Blue Lick, Indiana
Blue Lick | |
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Blue Lick Location in Clark County | |
Coordinates: 38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W / 38.50833°N 85.80472°WCoordinates: 38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W / 38.50833°N 85.80472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Township | Monroe |
Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
ZIP code | 47126 |
FIPS code | 18-06004[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 449620[2] |
Blue Lick is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana.
History[]
A post office was established at Blue Lick in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]
The community took its name from Blue Lick Creek.[4] The creek was named for the blue slate in the riverbed.[5]
Geography[]
Blue Lick is located at 38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W / 38.50833°N 85.80472°W.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Blue Lick, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for nearby Blue Lick Creek...
- ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p. 18.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Louisville metropolitan area
- Louisville metropolitan area, Indiana geography stubs
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