Welcome to Lickburg ...
Lickburg is located in Magoffin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lickburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Lickburg is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lickburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lickburg: 606
Communities near Lickburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lickburg.
- Paintsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prestonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
- Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Falcon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Flat Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Wheelersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Logville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Logville is located in Magoffin 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 Lickburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lickburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lickburg. 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 Lickburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lickburg. See our Newspapers Page for Lickburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lickburg ...
Looking for more information about Lickburg? 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 Lickburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lickburg.
Adding Lickburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lickburg 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 Lickburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Lickburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lickburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lickburg - 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. |