BlockSand Lick, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Georgetown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40379. It lies near Pea Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Midway quadrangle.
On record in Sand Lick
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Julius Blackburn Houselisted 1977 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sand Lick: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Strontium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite, Zinc, Strontium | Past Producer | 1901 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sand Lick in 6 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Lick | $70,000 | Two barns were blown down on Fisher's Mill Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Lick | - | A tobacco barn was destroyed. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Lick | - | A tree was down at Pea Ridge Road. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Sand Lick | - | The first of two supercells brought golf-ball sized hail just west of Stamping Ground. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Lick | - | Scott County emergency management reported trees down along Pea Ridge Road and other locations along the Franklin/Scott County Line. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sand Lick | - | Numerous trees were downed in a grove near Sulpher Lick Road, Snavely Road and Rock Branch Road. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkinsville | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Stamping Ground | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| White Sulphur | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Duval | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Skinnersburg | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Minorsville | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Great Crossing | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Shiff | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 509008. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.