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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 / 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

^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 358.
^ "Knob Lick Towersite". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 2009-12-29.

External links

Knob Lick, Missouri Community Portal

37°40′31″N 90°22′02″W / 37.67528°N 90.36722°W / 37.67528; -90.36722

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[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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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 2009-12-29.

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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]].
+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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-A post office called Knob Lick 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> 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
+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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  | title = Knob Lick Towersite

v t e Municipalities and communities of Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Farmington
Cities	Bismarck Bonne Terre Desloge Farmington Iron Mountain Lake Leadington Leadwood Park Hills	Map of Missouri highlighting Saint Francois County
Townships	Big River Iron Liberty Marion Pendleton Perry Randolph St. Francois
CDPs	Doe Run Frankclay Goose Creek Lake‡ Knob Lick Lake Timberline Terre du Lac‡ Wortham
Other communities	Blackwell Cross Roads De Lassus French Village Gumbo Halifax Hamilton Town Hazel Run Hurryville Iron Mountain Koester Libertyville Loughboro Mineral City Middlebrook‡ Mitchell Ogborn Rock Springs Settletown Silver Springs Syenite
Ghost towns	Haggai Valley Forge
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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