Rosine, Kentucky
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 110 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
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
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
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
- Rosine General Store and Barn, registered historic place
- Bill Monroe Museum, about early bluegrass music
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rosine, Kentucky
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37°27′01″N 86°44′29″W / 37.45028°N 86.74139°W