Knob Lick, Missouri
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Knob Lick is an unincorporated community in southern Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 67 about eight miles south of Farmington. Knob Lick has a post office with zip code 63651.[1]
The community was named in 1876 for the nearby Knob Lick Mountain. In the Ozarks, knob typically refers to an isolated summit, and lick is a natural "salt lick" or salt spring. The salt lick was once frequented by buffalo.[2] 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.[3]
The St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad had a stop at Knob Lick that was a shipping point for granite mines in the area. There were also lead mines nearby, including Mine La Motte. Knob Lick has been home to the S-F Scout Ranch since 1965.
References
- ↑ "ZIP code search". US Postal Service. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ↑ 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.
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Coordinates: 37°40′31″N 90°22′02″W / 37.67528°N 90.36722°W