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White_Rose,_Indiana Latitude and Longitude:

39°01′52″N 87°13′22″W / 39.03111°N 87.22278°W / 39.03111; -87.22278
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White Rose
White Rose is located in Indiana
White Rose
White Rose
White Rose is located in the United States
White Rose
White Rose
Coordinates: 39°01′52″N 87°13′22″W / 39.03111°N 87.22278°W / 39.03111; -87.22278
CountryUnited States
State Indiana
County Greene
Elevation499 ft (152 m)
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 812
GNIS feature ID445963 [1]

White Rose is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Indiana, in the United States. [1]

History

White Rose took its name from the White Rose coal mine. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Rose, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p.  347. ISBN  978-0-253-32866-3. ...White Rose mine, for which it was named...