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Lick Creek

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Kentucky

Willard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Willard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lick Creek is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Kentucky. It is one of 28 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lick Creek as a historical populated place on the Willard 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 38.1767° N, 82.8970° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWillard
Elevation675 ft
Nearest living townBlaine, KY
Distance to it10.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2121008
Coordinates38.17667, -82.89699

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What's there now

Lick Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blaine, KY (population 58), about 10.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 675 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 Lick Creek?

Lick Creek is in Lawrence County, Kentucky, at 38.1767, -82.8970.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Kentucky has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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