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Five Lick Creek

Ghost town · Robertson County, Kentucky

Maysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Maysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Five Lick Creek is a ghost town in Robertson County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Robertson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 64th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Five Lick Creek as a historical populated place on the Sardis topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.5126° N, 83.9625° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSardis
Elevation726 ft
Nearest living townSardis, KY
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2556047
Coordinates38.51257, -83.96253

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What's there now

Five Lick Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sardis, KY (population 59), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 726 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Five Lick Creek?

Five Lick Creek is in Robertson County, Kentucky, at 38.5126, -83.9625.

How many ghost towns are in Robertson County?

Robertson County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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