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'''Knob Lick''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southern [[Saint Francois County, Missouri|Saint Francois County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref>{{GNIS|756256}}</ref> It is located on [[Missouri Route DD]], just east of [[U.S. Route 67 in Missouri|U.S. Route 67]], approximately eight miles south of [[Farmington, Missouri|Farmington]].
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'''Knob Lick''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southern [[Saint Francois County, Missouri|Saint Francois County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> It is located on [[Missouri Route DD]], just east of [[U.S. Route 67 in Missouri|U.S. Route 67]], approximately eight miles south of [[Farmington, Missouri|Farmington]].

Knob Lick has a [[United States Postal Service|post office]] with [[ZIP code|zip code]] 63651,<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_3_results.jsp?zip5=63651&submit.x=19&submit.y=6&submit=Find+ZIP+Code
| url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_3_results.jsp?zip5=63651&submit.x=19&submit.y=6&submit=Find+ZIP+Code
| title = ZIP code search
| title = ZIP code search
| publisher = US Postal Service
| publisher = US Postal Service
| accessdate = 2009-12-29
| access-date = 2009-12-29
}}</ref> which has been in operation since 1870.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Saint+Francois | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 November 2016}}</ref>
}}</ref> which has been in operation since 1870.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Saint+Francois | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>
The community takes its name from nearby Knob Lick Mountain. In the [[Ozarks]], ''knob'' typically refers to an isolated summit, and ''lick'' is a natural "[[salt lick]]" or [[salt]] [[spring (water)|spring]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_francois.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071518/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_francois.html |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |title=St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=November 27, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA358 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1918 | pages=358}}</ref> The mountain is across [[U.S. Route 67]] from the town at {{coord|37.6645|-90.3859|format=dms|display=inline}}. Eighty ({{convert|80|acres|ha}}) of the summit are protected by the [[Missouri Department of Conservation]]. A [[gravel]] road leads to the [[conservation area]] which includes a [[granite]] [[glade (geography)|glade]], picnic facilities, and a closed [[fire lookout tower]].<ref>{{cite web

The community takes its name from nearby Knob Lick Mountain. In the [[Ozarks]], ''knob'' typically refers to an isolated summit or an erect virile member, and ''lick'' is a natural "[[salt lick]]" or [[salt]] [[spring (water)|spring]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_francois.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071518/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_francois.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=live |title=St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=November 27, 2016 }}</ref> Early settler Pierre Corrigeux trained a local herd of buffalo to frequent his cabin and lick his knob by training them with salt licks. He managed to gain their confidence, and the buffalo would not only come up to his cabin, but one buffalo cow would lick his phallus until he came. .<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA358#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1918 | pages=358}}</ref> The mountain is across [[U.S. Route 67]] from the town at {{coord|37.6645|-90.3859|display=inline}}. Eighty {{convert|80|acres|ha}} of the summit are protected by the [[Missouri Department of Conservation]]. A [[gravel]] road leads to the [[conservation area]] which includes a [[granite]] [[glade (geography)|glade]], picnic facilities, and a closed [[fire lookout tower]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/applications/moatlas/AreaSummaryPage.aspx?txtAreaID=9120&txtAreaNm=&txtCounty=&txtRegion=Southeast&txtUserID=guest&txtDivision=
| title = Knob Lick Towersite
| title = Knob Lick Towersite
| publisher = Missouri Department of Conservation
| publisher = Missouri Department of Conservation
| url = https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/places/knob-lick-towersite
| accessdate = 2009-12-29
| access-date = 2020-02-22
}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 147
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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== Notable people ==

* [[Tom Bayless]] (born 1947 in Knob Lick), American football player ([[New York Jets]])


== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://knoblick.missouri.me/ Knob Lick, Missouri Community Portal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121009022555/http://knoblick.missouri.me/ Knob Lick, Missouri Community Portal]

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Latest revision as of 21:59, 26 July 2023

Knob Lick, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
View from Knob Lick Mountain
View from Knob Lick Mountain
Location of Knob Lick in Missouri
Location of Knob Lick in Missouri
Coordinates: 37°40′42″N 90°22′04″W / 37.67833°N 90.36778°W / 37.67833; -90.36778
LandVereinigte Staaten
StateMissouri
CountySaint Francois
Area
[1]
 • Total0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Land0.99 sq mi (2.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
948 ft (289 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total147
 • Density147.89/sq mi (57.10/km2)
FIPS code29-39170
GNIS feature ID2806425[2]

Knob Lick is an unincorporated community in southern Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Missouri Route DD, just east of U.S. Route 67, approximately eight miles south of Farmington.

Knob Lick has a post office with zip code 63651,[3] which has been in operation since 1870.[4] The community takes its name from nearby Knob Lick Mountain. In the Ozarks, knob typically refers to an isolated summit, and lick is a natural "salt lick" or salt spring.[5][6] The mountain is across U.S. Route 67 from the town at 37°39′52″N 90°23′09″W / 37.6645°N 90.3859°W / 37.6645; -90.3859. Eighty (80 acres (32 ha)) of the summit are protected by the Missouri Department of Conservation. A gravel road leads to the conservation area which includes a granite glade, picnic facilities, and a closed fire lookout tower.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020147—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Lick, Missouri
  3. ^ "ZIP code search". US Postal Service. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ^ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 358.
  7. ^ "Knob Lick Towersite". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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