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Welcome to Bank Lick ...

Bank Lick is located in Kenton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bank Lick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Bank Lick is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bank Lick: 859

Communities near Bank Lick ...

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

  • Cincinnati
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Covington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Kenton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
  • Erlanger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fort Thomas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Alexandria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Edgewood
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Bank Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bank Lick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bank Lick ...

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

Adding Bank Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bank 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 Bank Lick was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Bank Lick in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Kenton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bank Lick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.