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Mays Lick, Kentucky

Mays Lick, Kentucky
census-designated place
Mays Lick, Kentucky is located in Kentucky
Mays Lick, Kentucky
Location of Mays Lick in Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°31′03″N 83°50′31″W / 38.51750°N 83.84194°W / 38.51750; -83.84194Coordinates: 38°31′03″N 83°50′31″W / 38.51750°N 83.84194°W / 38.51750; -83.84194
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Mason
Established 1788
Elevation 883 ft (269 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 41055
Area code(s) 606
FIPS code 21-21161
GNIS feature ID 497750
Other names Mayslick
Mays Spring
New Jersey Colony
William Mays Settlement

Mays Lick (a.k.a. Mayslick, originally known as May's Lick) is census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Mason County, Kentucky, United States, about nine miles southwest of Maysville.

Mayor of May's Lick Joe Jolley

May's Lick was founded in 1788 by the following five families from Scotch Plains, New Jersey.

The group purchased 1,400 acres of land from William May (for whom the community was named) near the salt lick in southern Mason county and began to build a community. The Mays Lick Post Office opened in 1800. Kentucky's first consolidated school and first school transportation – consisting of a horse and wagon – was founded in Mays Lick.

When May's Lick was founded (1788), Kentucky was part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. That year (1788), the Commonwealth of Virginia established Mason County. May's Lick became the name of the town after first being called May's Spring.

The Mays Lick Consolidated School was constructed in 1909–1910 for $32,500 The building was the first high school in Mason County and until 1960, was the only public high school to serve the Mays Lick District. In 1982, the building was added to the National Register of Historical Places

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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