Cruise, Kentucky

Cruise
Unincorporated community
Cruise

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°19′6″N 84°7′23″W / 37.31833°N 84.12306°W / 37.31833; -84.12306Coordinates: 37°19′6″N 84°7′23″W / 37.31833°N 84.12306°W / 37.31833; -84.12306
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Laurel
Elevation 1,240 ft (380 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EST (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 511664[1]

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

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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