Rosine
Rosine is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. 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. The ZIP Code is 42370 and the area code is 270.
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Rosine is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. 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. The ZIP Code is 42370 and the area code is 270.
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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.
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Key facts
• Name — Rosine • Official Name — Rosine • Type — Census-designated place • Motto — Home of Bluegrass Music • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Kentucky • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Ohio • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 1.25 • Area Land Km2 — 1.25 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 110 • Population Density Km2 — 88.13 • Time Zone — Central (CST) • Utc Offset — -6 • Time Zone Dst — CST • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Elevation Ft — 429 • Postal Code Type — ZIP codes • Postal Code — 42370 • Area Code — 270 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 21-66846 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 502356 • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.48 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.48 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population Density Sq Mi — 228.22
Schools
Schools
There are no schools in Rosine, so students from Rosine attend Horse Branch Elementary School, Ohio County Middle School, and Ohio County High School. Nearby private schools include Sugar Grove Christian Academy and Ohio County Christian Academy. The nearest colleges and universities are in Owensboro.
Major roads
Major roads
U.S. Route 62 passes through Rosine. The town is north of the Western Kentucky Parkway and east of Interstate 165. The Louisville and Paducah railroad runs through the town.
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music
Each Friday night April - mid-December, musicians converge on the town of Rosine to play Bluegrass music. The musicians play in the small general store, outside the store and in a weekly stage show in the barn next to the store. An annual Bluegrass Festival is held in the town and another annual festival is held on the nearby Jerusalem Ridge where Monroe was born. Bill's musician brothers Birch Monroe and Charlie Monroe were also from Rosine. As of May 2017 ground was broken for the building of the Bill Monroe museum and it opened in 2018. There is also the Bluemoon store located on Hwy 62E in Rosine.
Notable buildings
Notable buildings
• Rosine General Store and Barn, registered historic place • Bill Monroe Museum, about early bluegrass music
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