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Welcome to Erose ...

Erose is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Erose, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Erose is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Erose lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Erose: 606

Communities near Erose ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Erose.

  • Barbourville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Harlan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loyall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Wallins Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beverly is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Scalf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Scalf is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
  • Ashers Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
  • Brightshade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brightshade is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Erose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erose.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Erose. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Erose.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Erose. See our Newspapers Page for Erose.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erose ...

Looking for more information about Erose? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Erose, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Erose.

Adding Erose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Erose in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Erose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Erose post office opened in 1909. The Erose post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Erose.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Erose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/