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'''Knob Lick''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southern [[Saint Francois County, Missouri]], [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|756256}}</ref> It is located on [[U.S. Route 67]] about 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 |
'''Knob Lick''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southern [[Saint Francois County, Missouri]], [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|756256}}</ref> It is located on [[Missouri Route DD]] just east of [[U.S. Route 67]] about eight miles south of [[Farmington, Missouri|Farmington]]. |
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Knob Lick has a [[United States Postal Service|post office]] with [[ZIP code|zip code]] 63651.<ref>{{cite web |
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}}</ref> The post office 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> |
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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 |deadurl=no |title=St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=November 27, 2016 |df= }}</ref> The salt lick was once frequented by buffalo.<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 |
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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 about eight miles south of Farmington.
Knob Lick has a post office with zip code 63651.[2] The post office 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] The salt lick was once frequented by buffalo.[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. 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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Lick, Missouri
- ^ "ZIP code search". US Postal Service. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Knob Lick Towersite". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
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37°40′31″N 90°22′02″W / 37.67528°N 90.36722°W