Salt Lick Creek (Kentucky)

Salt Lick Creek is a stream in Lewis County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

The mineral lick from which Salt Lick Creek took its name was noted by settlers in the 18th century.[2] Salt Lick Creek appeared on maps as early as the 1740s.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Lick Creek
  2. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. pp. 465–.
  3. ↑ Talley, William M.; Franke, Paula (2005). Lewis County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7385-1813-8.

Coordinates: 38°36′26″N 83°19′14″W / 38.6072984°N 83.3204621°W / 38.6072984; -83.3204621


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