Mays Lick, Kentucky | |
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  Mays Lick  Mays Lick | |
| Coordinates:38°31′01″N83°50′42″W / 38.51694°N 83.84500°W /38.51694; -83.84500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Mason |
| Established | 1788 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2) |
| • Land | 0.64 sq mi (1.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 252 |
| • Density | 394.8/sq mi (152.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 41055[4] |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-51006 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629649[2] |
| Other names | Mayslick Mays Spring New Jersey Colony William Mays Settlement[2] |
Mays Lick(a.k.a.Mayslick,originally known asMay's Lick) is acensus-designated place and unincorporated community inMason County,Kentucky, United States. As of the2020 census, it had a population of 252.[3]
May's Lick was founded in 1788 by six families fromScotch Plains, New Jersey:[5]
Abraham, Cornelius, and Isaac Drake were brothers, and John and Mary Shotwell were siblings.
The group purchased 1,400 acres (570 ha) of land from William May (for whom the community was named) near thesalt lick in southern Mason County and began to build a community.[6] The Mays Lick Post Office opened in 1800. Kentucky's firstconsolidated school and first school transportation – consisting of a horse and wagon – was founded in Mays Lick.[7]
When May's Lick was founded (1788), Kentucky was part of theCommonwealth of Virginia. That same year, the Commonwealth of Virginia establishedMason County. May's Lick became the name of the town after first being called May's Spring.[8]
Mays Lick is in southern Mason County, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of downtownMaysville.U.S. Route 68 runs along the eastern edge of the community, leading north to Maysville and toOhio, and southwest 54 miles (87 km) toLexington.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the Mays Lick CDP has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2), of which 0.002 square miles (0.005 km2), or 0.31%, are water.[1] The community is drained by several small streams that flow north to Lees Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the North Fork of theLicking River, which joins theOhio River atCovington.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 252 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
The Mays Lick Consolidated School was constructed in 1909–1910 for $32,500 The building was the first high school inMason County and until 1960, was the only public high school to serve the Mays Lick District. In 1982, the building was added to theNational Register of Historic Places.[10]
Also see:May's Lick Negro School
The same May family for whom the Mason County Seat (Maysville) is named is also the namesake for May's Lick.
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