Lerose | |
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  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[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]