Welcome to Lick Creek ...

Lick Creek is located in Union County<1>.

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We aren't confident of the location of Lick Creek, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lick Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Lick Creek: Lick Crk. (or less commonly used: Lick Ck. or Lick Cr.)

Lick Creek is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lick Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lick Creek: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Lick Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Lick Creek - they are located in Kentucky (2), Tennessee (3) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Lick Creek ...

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

Carbondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Marion is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
Herrin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
- Herrin is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <5>
Carterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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- Carterville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Anna is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>
Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
Cambria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- Cambria is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <5>
Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Vienna is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
Crainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Energy is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <5>

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 Lick Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lick Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lick Creek. 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 Lick Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lick Creek ...

Looking for more information about Lick Creek? 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 Lick Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lick Creek.

Adding Lick Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lick Creek 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 Lick Creek was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Lick Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lick Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Lick Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Lick Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.