Cruise, Kentucky

Cruise is an unincorporated community in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States.

Cruise, Kentucky
Cruise
Location in Kentucky
Cruise
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°19′6″N 84°7′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLaurel
Elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID511664[1]

The community was named for an early settler and entrepreneur of the same name. A post office was established in 1899 with Welcom Mullins as its first postmaster.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cruise, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 74. Retrieved 2013-04-28.



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