Blue Lick, Kentucky

Blue Lick
Unincorporated community
Blue Lick
Location within the state of Kentucky
Blue Lick
Blue Lick (the US)
Coordinates: 37°29′27″N 84°42′27″W / 37.49083°N 84.70750°W / 37.49083; -84.70750Coordinates: 37°29′27″N 84°42′27″W / 37.49083°N 84.70750°W / 37.49083; -84.70750
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Lincoln
Elevation 1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID 507532[1]

Blue Lick is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States.

Famous residents

The parents of Red Foley kept a general store at the crossroads of Blue Lick. A guitar once used as part-payment for settlement of an account was given to Foley, starting him on a musical path which would eventually see him inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Lick, Kentucky
  2. "Red Foley (I)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-04-21.


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