Mays Lick, Kentucky


Mays Lick '' is census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Mason County, Kentucky, United States, about nine miles southwest of Maysville.

History

Mayor of May's Lick Joe Jolly and
Vice Mayor Devin Hull
May's Lick was founded in 1788 by the following five families from Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
  1. Joe Jolly
  2. Abraham Drake
  3. Cornelius Drake
  4. Isaac Drake, father of Daniel Drake, American physician and author, and Benjamin Drake, American historian, editor, and writer; Daniel Drake's son, Charles Daniel Drake, was a United States Senator from Missouri and an anti-slavery politician
  5. David Morris and wife, Mary ' Shotwell
  6. John Shotwell and wife, Abigail ' Shipman
The group purchased 1,400 acres of land from William May 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, Kentucky was part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. That year, the Commonwealth of Virginia established Mason County. May's Lick became the name of the town after first being called May's Spring.

Mays Lick Consolidated School

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.
Also see: May's Lick Negro School

The May family

The same May family for whom the Mason County Seat is named is also the namesake for May's Lick.
;The May brothers