Welcome to Sulphur Lick ...
Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur Lick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Sulphur Lick is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sulphur Lick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Sulphur Lick (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Sulphur Lick: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Sulphur Lick ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Lick.
Communities near Sulphur Lick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sulphur Lick.
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Edmonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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>
- Red Boiling Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Gamaliel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel
- Gamaliel is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gamaliel <4>
- Fountain Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
- Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <4>
- Forkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mount Hermon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Mud Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Nobob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Nobob is located in Barren 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 Sulphur Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sulphur Lick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sulphur 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 Sulphur Lick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Lick. See our Newspapers Page for Sulphur Lick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur Lick ...
Looking for more information about Sulphur 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 Sulphur Lick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sulphur Lick.
Adding Sulphur Lick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sulphur 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 Sulphur Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Sulphur Lick post office opened in 1850.
We also found Sulphur Lick in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sulphur Lick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulphur 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 Sulphur Lick - 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 Sulphur Lick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Sulphur Lick 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/ |