Cruise, Kentucky

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Cruise, Kentucky
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Cruise
Location in Kentucky
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Cruise
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°19′6″N84°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 UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID511664 [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. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.