Bobtown, also known as Joe Lick, is a rural hamlet outside Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States.

[2][3] It is located 12 miles south of Richmond, Kentucky, and roughly 5 miles northeast of the city center of Berea, Kentucky; and is near Farristown and Middletown, two other African American communities.

[1] In 1872, the settlement was renamed Bobtown in honor of "Uncle Bob" Fitch, a long-time African-American resident.

Thomas H. Broaddus was the pastor for many years in Bobtown and for the surrounding towns.

[1][3] In the early history of the community they had separate White and Black elementary schools.