| Official Name: | Big Lick, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stanly |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 561 |
| Coordinates: | 35.242°N -80.344°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28129 |
| Area Code: | 704 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 1019154 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Big Lick is an unincorporated community in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.
Big Lick is located at latitude 35.242 and longitude -80.344. The elevation is 561 feet.[1]
Early settlers observed deer trails that all went to the same destination. When they investigated, they found that deer licked the ground. It turned out there were several salt licks in the area, but this was the big one and was referred to as "Big Lick". A store became a place to meet, and the community had a post office by 1860. The town, officially named Big Lick, was founded and named by Camden Johnson on October 9, 1860.[2]