Sulpher Lick Creek
Ghost town · Marion County, Kentucky

Sulpher Lick Creek is a ghost town in Marion County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sulpher Lick Creek as a historical populated place on the Raywick 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 37.5914° N, 85.4841° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Raywick |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | New Hope, KY |
| Distance to it | 2.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742304 |
| Coordinates | 37.59142, -85.48406 |
What's there now
Sulpher Lick Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Hope, KY (population 39), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- McCauleyghost town · Marion County · 0.9 mi
- Highviewghost town · Marion County · 2.2 mi
- Samuel Pottinger Settlementghost town · Nelson County · 4.6 mi
- Clarktownghost town · Nelson County · 4.8 mi
- Downsghost town · Marion County · 5 mi
- Horseshoe Bendghost town · Marion County · 5.7 mi
- Cherry Runghost town · Marion County · 6.2 mi
- Stewarts Creekghost town · Marion County · 7.6 mi
- Clear Creekghost town · Marion County · 8 mi
- McElroy Pikeghost town · Marion County · 8.5 mi
- Miller Pikeghost town · Marion County · 8.5 mi
- Cissels Creekghost town · Marion County · 8.6 mi
Questions
Where is Sulpher Lick Creek?
Sulpher Lick Creek is in Marion County, Kentucky, at 37.5914, -85.4841.
How many ghost towns are in Marion County?
Marion County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.