Lerose | |
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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 [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]