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Coordinates: 37°40′31″N 90°22′02″W / 37.67528°N 90.36722°W / 37.67528; -90.36722
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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 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071518/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_francois.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |title=St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=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|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, 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|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
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Revision as of 03:12, 29 January 2021

View from Knob Lick Mountain

Knob Lick is an unincorporated community in southern Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States.[1] 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,[2] which has been in operation since 1870.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Lick, Missouri
  2. ^ "ZIP code search". US Postal Service. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 358.
  6. ^ "Knob Lick Towersite". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2020-02-22.

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