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Welcome to Mud Lick ...

Mud Lick is located in Monroe County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Mud Lick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Mud Lick is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mud Lick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mud Lick (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Mud Lick: (270)

Communities Also Named Mud Lick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mud Lick - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Mud Lick ...

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

  • Glasgow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Tompkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
    • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <3>
  • Edmonton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
    • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <3>
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
    • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <3>
  • Gamaliel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
  • Nobob
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
    • Nobob is located in Barren County
  • Etoile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
    • Etoile is located in Barren County
  • Hestand
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hestand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
    • Hestand is located in Monroe 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 Mud Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mud Lick.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mud Lick ...

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

Adding Mud Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mud 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 Mud Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mud Lick post office opened in 1853.

We also found Mud Lick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mud 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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