Welcome to Slick Rock ...
Slick Rock is located in Barren County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Slick Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
Slick Rock is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Slick Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Slick Rock (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Slick Rock: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Slick Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Slick Rock - they are located in Colorado, North Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Slick Rock.
Communities near Slick Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Slick Rock.
- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glasgow
- From Slick Rock to Glasgow
- Cave City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Cave City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cave City
- From Slick Rock to Cave City
- Horse Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
- Horse Cave is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Horse Cave
- From Slick Rock to Horse Cave
- Munfordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
- Munfordville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
- Edmonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Park City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
- Hiseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hiseville
- From Slick Rock to Hiseville
- Coral Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coral Hill
- From Slick Rock to Coral Hill
- Kino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kino
- From Slick Rock to Kino
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Randolph
- From Slick Rock to Randolph
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 Slick Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Slick Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Slick Rock. 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 Slick Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Slick Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Slick Rock.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slick Rock ...
Looking for more information about Slick Rock? 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 Slick Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Slick Rock.
Adding Slick Rock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Slick Rock 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 Slick Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Slick Rock post office opened in 1867.
We also found Slick Rock in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Slick Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slick Rock. 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 Barren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Slick Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Slick Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Slick Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |