Rosine | |
|---|---|
| Rosine | |
| Motto: Home of Bluegrass Music | |
  Rosine Location within the state of Kentucky  Rosine Rosine (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′01″N 86°44′29″W / 37.45028°N 86.74139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Ohio |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 429 ft (131 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 110 |
| • Density | 228.22/sq mi (88.13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP codes | 42370 |
| Area code | 270 |
| FIPS code | 21-66846 |
| GNIS feature ID | 502356[2] |
Rosine (/roʊˈziːn/) is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States.[3] Bill Monroe, The Father of Bluegrass, is buried in the Rosine Cemetery and memorialized with a bronze cast disk affixed to the barn where his music remains alive. The community was named for the pen name of Jennie Taylor McHenry, poet and wife of founder Henry D. McHenry.[4] The ZIP Code is 42370 and the area code is 270. The nearest communities are Horse Branch, and Beaver Dam; and the nearest major cities are Owensboro and Bowling Green. The community sits at an elevation of 429 feet. At one time, Rosine was a thriving community with several stores, a school, a pickle factory, and a bat mill that milled bats for the Louisville Slugger bat factory.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosine, Kentucky
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosine, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 256. ISBN 0-8131-2631-2.