Mud Lick, Kentucky

Mud Lick
Unincorporated community

Kentucky Route 63 in Mud Lick
Mud Lick
Mud Lick

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°45′10″N 85°46′50″W / 36.75278°N 85.78056°W / 36.75278; -85.78056Coordinates: 36°45′10″N 85°46′50″W / 36.75278°N 85.78056°W / 36.75278; -85.78056
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Monroe
Elevation 1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 42167
GNIS feature ID 498989[1]

Mud Lick is a rural unincorporated community in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States.[1] It is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 63 and Kentucky Route 870, northwest of Tompkinsville. The community is believed to have been named for a salty stream that was frequently rendered muddy by animals drinking from it.[2] A post office operated at Mud Lick from 1853 until the 1980s.[2]

Former WWE wrestler Hillbilly Jim was billed as being from Mud Lick, Kentucky.[3] He now hosts a radio show, "Hillbilly Jim's Moonshine Matinee," on the Sirius XM radio station Outlaw Country (Channel 60), and references himself as broadcasting from Mud Lick, Kentucky.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mud Lick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 207. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Hillbilly Jim". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Outlaw Country, Sirius XM website. Accessed: 5 April 2017.


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