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Lerose, Kentucky

Lerose
Unincorporated community
Lerose is located in Kentucky
Lerose
Lerose
Location within the state of Kentucky
Lerose is located in the United States
Lerose
Lerose
Lerose (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′56″N 83°36′56″W / 37.48222°N 83.61556°W / 37.48222; -83.61556
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyOwsley
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes
41344
GNIS feature ID513339[1]

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

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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


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