Rosine, Kentucky

Rosine
Census-designated place
Rosine
Motto:  Home of Bluegrass Music
Rosine Location within the state of Kentucky Show map of Kentucky Rosine Rosine (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°27′01″N 86°44′29″W / 37.45028°N 86.74139°W / 37.45028; -86.74139
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Ohio
Area [1]
• 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.