Claylick, Pennsylvania

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Claylick, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Claylick
Coordinates: 39°46′0″N77°53′37″W / 39.76667°N 77.89361°W / 39.76667; -77.89361 Coordinates: 39°46′0″N77°53′37″W / 39.76667°N 77.89361°W / 39.76667; -77.89361
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Township Montgomery
Elevation 518 ft (158 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 17236
Area code(s) 717
GNIS feature ID 1171950 [1]

Claylick is an unincorporated community in Montgomery Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Claylick is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 75 and Pennsylvania Route 995 south of Mercersburg. [2]

Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Montgomery Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,116 at the 2010 census, up from 4,949 at the 2000 census.

Franklin County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

Franklin County is a county located in South Central Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 149,618. Its county seat is Chambersburg.

Pennsylvania State of the United States of America

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.

Clay Lick was laid out about 1831, and named after nearby Clay Lick Mountain. [3] A post office called Clay Lick was established in 1862, the name was changed to Claylick in 1895, and the post office closed in 1905. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Claylick". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Franklin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 206.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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