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Blue Lick is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States.

Blue Lick
Unincorporated community
Clark County's location in Indiana
Blue Lick Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Township	Monroe
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
ZIP code	47126
FIPS code	18-06004[1]
GNIS feature ID	449620[2]

History

A post office was established at Blue Lick in 1837, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]

The community took its name from Blue Lick Creek.[4] The creek was named for the blue slate in the riverbed.[5]

Geography

Blue Lick is located at 38°30′30″N 85°48′17″W.

References

"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Blue Lick, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
"Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for nearby Blue Lick Creek...
Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p. 18.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Charlestown Jeffersonville	Map of Indiana highlighting Clark County
Towns	Borden Clarksville Sellersburg Utica
Townships	Bethlehem Carr Charlestown Jeffersonville Monroe Oregon Owen Silver Creek Union Utica Washington Wood
CDPs	Henryville Memphis New Washington Oak Park
Unincorporated communities	Arctic Springs Bennettsville Bethlehem Blue Lick Broom Hill Carwood Cementville Germany Hamburg Hibernia Marysville Nabb‡ New Market Otisco Otto Owen Perry Crossing Prather River Ridge Rolling Hills Runyantown Slatecut Speed Springville Starlight Sunset Village Sylvan Grove Underwood Vesta Watson Wilson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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