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Welcome to Lick Creek ...

Lick Creek is located in Summers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lick Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

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

Lick Creek is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lick Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Lick Creek: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Lick Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Lick Creek: This one is located in Summers County and the other is located in Boone County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 7 communities that are also named Lick Creek - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky (2) and Tennessee (3).

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

Communities near Lick Creek ...

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

  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Narrows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
  • Pembroke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peterstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Matoaka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Oakvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakvale is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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.

Adding Lick Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lick Creek 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 (so far) for Lick Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lick Creek post office opened in 1910. The Lick Creek post office closed in 1955.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Summers, 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>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Lick Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lick Creek 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/