Blue Lick, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Blue Lick
Mapsize:	120px
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Clark County
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Clark County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Clark
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Monroe
Coordinates:	38.5083°N -85.8047°W
Elevation Ft:	532
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47126
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-06004^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	449620

Blue Lick is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States.

History

A post office was established at Blue Lick in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[2]

The community took its name from Blue Lick Creek.^[3] The creek was named for the blue slate in the riverbed.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Web site: Clark County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 70. ...named for nearby Blue Lick Creek....
4. Book: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. 1889. Chicago printing Company. 18.