Welcome to Blue Lick ...

Blue Lick is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Blue Lick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Lick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

Blue Lick is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blue Lick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Blue Lick: (812)

Communities Also Named Blue Lick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blue Lick - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Lick.

Communities near Blue Lick ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Lick.

• Louisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• New Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Clarksville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Sellersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Scottsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Prospect
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
• Austin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blue Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Lick.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Lick. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Lick.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Lick. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Lick.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Lick ...

Looking for more information about Blue Lick? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blue Lick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Lick.

Adding Blue Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Lick in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blue Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blue Lick post office opened in 1837.

We also found Blue Lick in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Lick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Lick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov