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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Lick, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. ^ 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...
  5. ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago printing Company. 1889. p. 18.