Welcome to Red Lick ...
Red Lick is located in Jefferson County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Red Lick, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Lick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
Red Lick is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Red Lick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Red Lick: (601) & (769)<4>
Communities Also Named Red Lick ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Red Lick - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Lick.
Communities near Red Lick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Lick.
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <6>
- Port Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <6>
- Saint Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
- Harriston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Harriston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriston <6>
- Westside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Grand Gulf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Saint Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Willows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Willows is located in Claiborne 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 Red Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Lick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red 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 Red Lick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Lick. See our Newspapers Page for Red Lick.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Lick ...
Looking for more information about Red 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 Red Lick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Lick.
Adding Red Lick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Red 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 Red Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Red Lick post office opened in 1874.
We also found Red Lick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Lick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Lick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, 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 Red Lick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |