Licking, Missouri

About Licking

Licking, MO is a small town located in southern Missouri with an estimated population of 2,969.

Licking holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.13 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,394 residents per square mile.

📰 Licking News Today

• Sylvia Nadine Craft Ozark Radio News · Aug 17
• Woman dies in single-vehicle crash near Licking, Missouri OzarksFirst.com · Jul 6
• Sylvia Nadine Craft Obituary | Fox Funeral Home | Licking, MO Tribute Archive · Aug 12
• Schedule - Licking Wildcats (Licking, MO) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 2
• Licking, Mo., woman dies in Texas County crash ky3.com · Jul 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Licking Unique

• The only place in America named Licking — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Licking

• Lodge Restaurant

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Texas County Museum of Art · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Licking

• Montauk State Park reviews ★
• George O. White State Forest Nursery · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Peter A. Eck Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Licking

• LICKING ELEM.
• LICKING HIGH
• SOUTH CENTRAL CORRECTIONAL CTR

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Licking

🏘️ Nearby Communities