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The result was redirect to Irvine, Kentucky. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 14:01, 16 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Between Rennick's index and the topographic maps, this is either a very small stream named Sweet Lick Branch, or a small hill named Sweet Lick Knob. Given that neither are exact name matches, and information beyond coordinates and the fact that it exists (and that it's unclear if this is the hill or the creek), I'd say this fails WP:GEOLAND by a mile. Either way, the claim that this is an unincorporated community appears to be blatantly false. Hog Farm _Bacon 01:53, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Bacon 01:53, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kentucky-related deletion discussions. Hog Farm _Bacon 01:53, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: "Sweet Lick" is a name given to a knob (hill/mountain, Sweet Lick Knob), a creek (Sweet Lick Branch), a road (Sweet Lick Road), and now a mobile park (Sweet Lick Mobile Park). The mobile park is on the road, which follows the creek, which flows towards the knob where another creek joins it. That makes it an area, aka community. The knob and part of the creek are just outside the city limits of Irvine, KY, which makes that unincorporated Estill County. There is a residential area in that unincorporated area; predominantly Wall Street. The Estill Springs property was at the join where the creek meets the knob. The 1850's book [1] reports "The chemical examination at the fountain head, of the Sweet Lick Estill Springs, gave, as the principal constituents... The Irvine Sulphur Spring contains the same ingredients, but in smaller quantities. They are both saline sulphuretted waters..." Estill Springs is at the foot of the knob. There was a rather famous spa-resort hotel (Estill Springs Hotel) on the site for over a hundred years (up until 1924 when it burned down). [2] This 1970's reproduced article [3] says "The Estill Springs, half a mile from Irvine... The view from the top of Sweet Lick Knob, at the foot of which the white sulphur water gushed out..." Some more stuff: [4] [5]. Normal Op (talk) 08:11, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Irvine, Kentucky, the mailing address of the trailer park. Not opposed to creating an article on the Knob or creek if enough sources are available. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 14:21, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Appears to have been a transcription error by GNIS. There are two features on the map called Sweet Lick: Sweet Lick Knob, a small hill and Sweet lick, a small stream that flows into White Oak Creek. The location of this supposed settlement is exactly on top of the label for the stream in the USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic maps, which are what Rennick was annotating with place names. The settlement nearby is clearly identified as "Irvine" or "North Irvine". If either the hill or stream are notable then an article should be recreated to cover them but it appears this settlement is fictitious. 86.23.86.239 (talk) 23:11, 8 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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