Blue Lick, Indiana

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Blue Lick
Unincorporated community
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Blue Lick
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°30′30″N85°48′17″W / 38.50833°N 85.80472°W / 38.50833; -85.80472
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clark
Township Monroe
Elevation
[1]
532 ft (162 m)
ZIP code
47126
FIPS code 18-06004 [2]
GNIS feature ID449620 [1]

Blue Lick is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Lick, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 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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