Knob Lick, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Knob Lick is located in Kentucky
Knob Lick
Knob Lick
Knob Lick is located in the United States
Knob Lick
Knob Lick
Coordinates: 37°04′42″N 85°41′40″W / 37.07833°N 85.69444°W / 37.07833; -85.69444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMetcalfe
Government
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42154
Area code270
GNIS feature ID508404[1]

'Knob Lick' is an unincorporated community in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States. Knob Lick is located on Kentucky Route 70, 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Edmonton. Knob Lick has a post office with ZIP code 42154.[2]

History

Knob Lick was settled in the 1790s as part of a tract of land granted to Austin Allen. The community was originally known as Antioch after the local church, which opened in 1838. A post office opened on June 10, 1848, under the name Knob Creek; the name was changed to Antioch in 1851, and the post office closed in 1857. The post office reopened on July 23, 1867, as Knob Lick; Frank S. Ewing was the first postmaster of the new post office. The name Knob Lick came from a lick located south of a knob north of the post office.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Lick, Metcalfe County, Kentucky
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved March 3, 2011.


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