Welcome to Big Lick ...

Big Lick is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Big Lick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Lick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Big Lick is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Big Lick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Big Lick (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Big Lick is within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Big Lick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Big Lick - they are located in North Carolina (2) and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Lick.

Communities near Big Lick ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Lick.

• Clarktown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Lakemont Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
  • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
• Crossville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
• Fairfield Glade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <4>
• Rockwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Rogers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
• Lake Tansi Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Dykes Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• Spring City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Spring City is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <4>

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 Big Lick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Lick.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big 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 Big Lick.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Lick. See our Newspapers Page for Big Lick.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Lick ...

Looking for more information about Big 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 Big Lick, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Lick.

Adding Big Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big 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 Big Lick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Big Lick post office opened in 1875.

We also found Big Lick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Lick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Lick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/