Welcome to Mays Lick ...

Mays Lick is located in Mason County<1>.

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

Mays Lick is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mays Lick: 606

The ZIP code for Mays Lick: 41055<3>

Communities near Mays Lick ...

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

Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Mason County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maysville
- From Mays Lick to Maysville
Flemingsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mays Lick to Flemingsburg
Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Nicholas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
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Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Adams County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mays Lick to Manchester
Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mays Lick to Ripley
Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen is located in Brown County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mays Lick to Aberdeen
Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta is located in Bracken County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mays Lick to Augusta
Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Mason County
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Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville is located in Bracken County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mays Lick to Brooksville
Mount Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Olivet is located in Robertson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mays Lick to Mount Olivet

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 Mays Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mays Lick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mays Lick ...

Looking for more information about Mays 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mays Lick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mays Lick.

Adding Mays Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mays Lick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mays Lick). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mays Lick or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.