Welcome to Bank Lick ...

Bank Lick is located in Kenton County<1>.

The location of Bank 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 Bank Lick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Bank Lick is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bank Lick is within the (859) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Covington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Florence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Erlanger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Newport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Alexandria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Edgewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kenton County: www.kentoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/