Flat Lick, Kentucky

Flat Lick
Unincorporated community
Flat Lick Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°49′44″N 83°46′13″W / 36.82889°N 83.77028°W / 36.82889; -83.77028Coordinates: 36°49′44″N 83°46′13″W / 36.82889°N 83.77028°W / 36.82889; -83.77028
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knox
Elevation	1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	40935
GNIS feature ID	492198^[1]

Flat Lick is an unincorporated community within Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

The oldest community in the county, Flat Lick was settled before 1784 and named for a salty rock which attracted wild animals.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Lick, Kentucky
↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

Municipalities and communities of Knox County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Barbourville

Cities	Barbourville Corbin‡

CDPs	Artemus Flat Lick North Corbin‡

Other unincorporated communities	Bimble Bryants Store Cannon Crane Nest Dewitt Girdler Green Road Heidrick Himyar Hinkle Kayjay Mills Powers Coal Camp Salt Gum Scalf The Forks of Stinking Trosper Walker Warren Watch Woollum

Ghost towns	Anchor Elys Slick Lizard Coal Camp

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county

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