Welcome to Spring Lick ...
Spring Lick is located in Grayson County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Spring Lick, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Lick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Spring Lick is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Spring Lick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Spring Lick (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Spring Lick is within the (270) area code.
Communities near Spring Lick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring Lick.
- Leitchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
- Beaver Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
- Clarkson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
- Caneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
- Fordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
- Fordsville is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Yeaman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Spring Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Lick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring 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 Spring Lick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Lick. See our Newspapers Page for Spring Lick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Lick ...
Looking for more information about Spring 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 Spring Lick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spring Lick.
Adding Spring Lick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spring 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 Spring Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Spring Lick post office opened in 1871.
We also found Spring Lick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Lick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring 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 Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Lick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |