Welcome to Blue Lick ...
Blue Lick is located in Clark County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Blue Lick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blue Lick: 812 & 930<3>
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)
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- 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.<5> 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)
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Lick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Blue Lick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Lick area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |