Lerose, Kentucky

Lerose
Lerose
Unincorporated community
	Lerose Location within the state of Kentucky Lerose Lerose (the United States)
	Coordinates: 37°28′56″N 83°36′56″W / 37.48222°N 83.61556°W
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

Lerose^[2] is a small settlement in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States,^[3] in the "Kentucky Highlands" region.^[4] It is 370 miles (600 km) 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 USS Arizona.^[7]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lerose, Kentucky
^ Google Map
^ County Web Site
^ Further explanation Archived February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Photo of Cemetery
^ More information
^ Lee Rose of Owsley County Kentucky ^{[dead link]}

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[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] Lee Rose of Owsley County Kentucky ^{[dead link]}

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Lerose
Unincorporated community
Lerose Location within the state of Kentucky Show map of Kentucky Lerose Lerose (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 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]