Blue Lick, Indiana

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Blue Lick
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
Clark County's location in Indiana
Blue Lick is located in Clark County, Indiana
Blue Lick
Blue Lick
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W / 38.50833°N 85.80472°W / 38.50833; -85.80472Coordinates: 38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W / 38.50833°N 85.80472°W / 38.50833; -85.80472
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
TownshipMonroe
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
ZIP code
47126
FIPS code18-06004[1]
GNIS feature ID449620[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

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38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W / 38.50833°N 85.80472°W / 38.50833; -85.80472.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Blue Lick, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ 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...
  5. ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p. 18.


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