Do you know of Elk Lick ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elk Lick. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Elk Lick.<1>

Our sources for Elk Lick (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Elk Lick other than they indicate that Elk Lick would be found somewhere in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1828 and closed  in 1927.

Communities Also Named Elk Lick ...

We found one communities that share the name Elk Lick.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Elk Lick is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Elk Lick in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Clermont County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elk Lick [Clermont County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elk Lick ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elk Lick:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elk Lick - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Somerset County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Somerset County.