Claylick, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 39°46′0″N 77°53′37″W / 39.76667°N 77.89361°W

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Claylick, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°46′0″N 77°53′37″W / 39.76667°N 77.89361°W / 39.76667; -77.89361
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Franklin
Township	Montgomery
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17236
Area code	717
GNIS feature ID	1171950^[1]

Claylick is an unincorporated community in Montgomery Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Claylick is located at the intersection of state routes 75 and 995, south of Mercersburg.^[2]

Clay Lick was laid out circa 1831, and named after nearby Clay Lick Mountain.^[3] A post office called Clay Lick was established in 1862, the name was changed to Claylick in 1895, and the post office closed in 1905.^[4]

References

^ "Claylick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Franklin County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 206.
^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Chambersburg
Boroughs	Chambersburg Greencastle Mercersburg Mont Alto Orrstown Shippensburg‡ Waynesboro
Townships	Antrim Fannett Greene Guilford Hamilton Letterkenny Lurgan Metal Montgomery Peters Quincy Southampton St. Thomas Warren Washington
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Unincorporated communities	Amberson Cashtown Charlestown Cheesetown Church Hill Claylick Concord Cove Gap Doylesburg Dry Run Fairview Fannettsburg Five Forks Germantown Greenvillage Greenwood Johnston Kasiesville Lemasters Lurgan Mainsville Markes Mason and Dixon Monterey Mowersville New Franklin Old Forge Pleasant Hall Quincy Richmond Furnace Roxbury Shady Grove Shimpstown Smoketown South Mountain Spring Run Springtown Stoufferstown Sylvan Tomstown Upper Strasburg Upton Vanilla Welsh Run Williamson Willow Hill Zullinger
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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