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Welcome to Lick Creek ...

Lick Creek is located in Benton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lick Creek: Lick Crk. (or less commonly used: Lick Ck. or Lick Cr.)

Lick Creek is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lick Creek: 731

Communities Also Named Lick Creek ...

While we believe that this Lick Creek is located in Benton County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Lick Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Decatur and Hickman County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 7 communities that are also named Lick Creek - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Lick Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bentoncountynet.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lick Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lick Creek ...

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

  • Brevards Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Brownsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Halls Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Pigeon Roost
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Former name for Dover:
    • Monroe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lick Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lick Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.