Welcome to Deer Lick ...
Deer Lick is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Lick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1934.
Deer Lick is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Deer Lick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Deer Lick and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Deer Lick: 606
Communities Also Named Deer Lick ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Deer Lick: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Logan County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 5 communities that are also named Deer Lick - they are located in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Lick.
Communities near Deer Lick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deer Lick.
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barbourville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McKee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Annville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
- Annville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <3>
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
- Larue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Maplesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Benge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Benge is located in Clay County
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 Deer Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Lick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deer 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 Deer Lick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Lick. See our Newspapers Page for Deer Lick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Lick ...
Looking for more information about Deer 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 Deer Lick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deer Lick.
Adding Deer Lick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Deer 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 Deer Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Deer Lick post office opened in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Lick.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |