Lerose, Kentucky

Lerose
Unincorporated community
Lerose
Location within the state of Kentucky
Lerose
Lerose (the US)
Coordinates: 37°28′56″N 83°36′56″W / 37.48222°N 83.61556°W / 37.48222; -83.61556Coordinates: 37°28′56″N 83°36′56″W / 37.48222°N 83.61556°W / 37.48222; -83.61556
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Owsley
Elevation 741 ft (226 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes 41344
GNIS feature ID 513339[1]

Lerose[2] is a small settlement in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States,[3] in the "Kentucky Highlands" region.[4] It is 370 miles from the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C. Nearby places include the county seat of Booneville, Chestnut Gap, and Tallega. It has a cemetery[5] and several hollows.[6] The Lerose community was named after Lleaner Rose, who ran a local store. He was known by the locals as Lee Rose, thus giving the community its current name. "Lee" later had a grandson, Chester Clay Rose, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. His body is entombed in the remains of the USS Arizona.[7]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lerose, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Google Map
  3. ↑ County Web Site
  4. ↑ Further explanation Archived February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Photo of Cemetery
  6. ↑ More information
  7. ↑ http://kygenealogy.com/2013/09/22/lee-rose-of-owsley-county-kentucky/


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