Mud Lick, Kentucky facts for kids
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Mud Lick, Kentucky
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Kentucky Route 63 in Mud Lick
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 Mud Lick, Kentucky
Location in Kentucky
Mud Lick, Kentucky
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
42167
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| GNIS feature ID | 498989 |
Mud Lick is a small, rural community in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is not a city or town with its own government. Instead, it is a group of homes and businesses. You can find Mud Lick where two main roads, Kentucky Route 63 and Kentucky Route 870, meet. It is located northwest of the town of Tompkinsville.
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History of Mud Lick
The name "Mud Lick" likely comes from a stream in the area. This stream was probably salty, and animals would often drink from it. When many animals drank, they would make the ground muddy.
What is a Mineral Lick?
A "mineral lick" is a place where animals go to lick the ground. The ground there has important salts or other minerals. Animals need these minerals for their health. When many animals lick the same spot, it can become muddy. This is how the name "Mud Lick" might have started.
Kentucky has other places named after these natural licks. For example, Big Bone Lick is a famous spot in Boone County, Kentucky. Another community in Monroe County is called "Sulphur Lick" because of a similar natural feature. A "Large Sulphur Lick" was even noted in a military survey in 1797 near Flippin.
A post office served the Mud Lick community for many years. It operated from 1853 until the 1980s.
Mud Lick in Popular Culture
Mud Lick has been mentioned in several TV shows and a documentary.
Hillbilly Jim
Former WWE wrestler Hillbilly Jim was said to be from Mud Lick, Kentucky. He now hosts a radio show called Hillbilly Jim's Moonshine Matinee. You can hear his show on the Sirius XM radio station Outlaw Country (Channel 60). He often mentions that he broadcasts from Mud Lick, Kentucky.
The X-Files Episode
An episode of the TV show The X-Files called "Kitten" (Season 11, Episode 6) mostly takes place in Mud Lick. This episode first aired on February 7, 2018. The story involves U.S. Marines who were exposed to a special gas in Vietnam. Later, they were part of experiments at a facility in Mud Lick. These experiments made them see strange things, like monsters.
Mike & Molly Sitcom
In the TV show Mike & Molly, an actress named Rondi Reed played a character named Margaret "Peggy" Biggs. Peggy was the mother of Officer Mike Biggs. Her character was from "Mud Lick," and this was a topic in a few episodes of the show.
American Hollow Documentary
The 1999 documentary film American Hollow features Mud Lick. This film shows the close-knit Bowling family who live in Mud Lick Hollow, Kentucky. The documentary explores their way of life, which seemed almost frozen in time. The film also includes scenes from Saul, Kentucky, which is in Perry County.
