Beaverlick is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Boone County,

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, United States. Beaverlick is located along

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and

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west of Walton. The community was established as a fur trading site between 1780 and 1820. The community was founded sometime in the early 1800s. A post office was established at Beaver Lick in 1854 with John Tucker its postmaster. The post office closed in 1944. Beaverlick was spelled as one word beginning sometime in 1895. The community's name came from its location at the source of the Beaver Branch of

Big Bone Creek Big Bone is an unincorporated community in southern Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It is bounded on the west by the Ohio River, and Rabbit Hash, on the south by Big Bone Creek, which empties into the river at Big Bone Landing. The ...

. After its establishment, the community eventually grew to have a general store, two blacksmiths, a carriage maker, two physicians, a hotel, a flour mill, a millinery shop and three churches. At the end of the 1800s, Beaverlick had around 50 residents. As time went on, the community's population dwindled, and today, "not much is left of this small village..." "...except historic houses, churches and cemeteries." Beaverlick is part of the

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