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Welcome to Lick Fork ...

Lick Fork is located in Rowan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lick Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Lick Fork: Lick Frk.

Lick Fork is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lick Fork: 606

Communities Also Named Lick Fork ...

While we believe that this Lick Fork is located in Rowan County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Lick Fork. Those communities are located in the following counties: Johnson and Letcher County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Lick Fork - they are located in Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lick Fork ...

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

  • Morehead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Owingsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Olive Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Frenchburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
    • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <3>
  • Salt Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Clearfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
  • Brady
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brady. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Rowan 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 Lick Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lick Fork.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lick Fork ...

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

Adding Lick Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lick Fork 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 Fork was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lick Fork - 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.