Mud Lick | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Kentucky Route 63 in Mud Lick
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Location within the state of Kentucky | |
Coordinates: 36°45′10″N 85°46′50″W / 36.75278°N 85.78056°WCoordinates: 36°45′10″N 85°46′50″W / 36.75278°N 85.78056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Monroe |
Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 42167 |
GNIS feature ID | 498989 |
Mud Lick is a rural unincorporated community in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 63 and Kentucky Route 870, northwest of Tompkinsville. The community is believed to have been named for a salty stream that was frequently rendered muddy by animals drinking from it. A post office operated at Mud Lick from 1853 until the 1980s.
Former WWE wrestler Hillbilly Jim was billed as being from Mud Lick, Kentucky. He now hosts a radio show, "Hillbilly Jim's Moonshine Matinee," on the Sirius XM radio station Outlaw Country (Channel 60), and references himself as broadcasting from Mud Lick, Kentucky.