Flat Lick, Kentucky

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Flat Lick
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKnox
Elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
40935
GNIS feature ID492198[1]

Flat Lick is an unincorporated community within Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

The oldest community in the county, Flat Lick was settled before 1784 and named for a salty rock which attracted wild animals.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Lick, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 102. Retrieved 2013-04-28.