Rose Island
Rose Island is an island in Monroe, Tennessee. Rose Island is situated nearby to the locality McGhee, as well as near the neighborhood Rarity Bay.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Island”, “Mialoquo Island”, “Niles Island”, “Ross Island”, and “Rosses Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Loudoun and Fort Loudoun State Historic Park.
Fort Loudoun
Protected area
Photo: LMUBill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Loudoun was a British fort located in what is now Monroe County, Tennessee. Constructed from 1756 until 1757 to help garner Cherokee support for the British at the outset of the French and Indian War, the fort was one of the first significant British outposts west of the Appalachian Mountains. Fort Loudoun is situated 2 miles southeast of Rose Island.
Fort Loudoun State Historic Park
Park
Fort Loudoun State Historic Park is a state park in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Established in 1977, it houses the reconstructed Fort Loudoun along with an interpretive center and recreation area. Fort Loudoun State Historic Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Rose Island.
Morganton
Ruins
Morganton was a community that developed on the Little Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It was located 13.7 miles above the mouth of the river at its confluence with Bakers Creek, flowing westward from Maryville. Morganton is situated 2 miles north of Rose Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rarity Bay and Greenback.
Rarity Bay
Neighborhood
Rarity Bay is a golf course community and census-designated place in Loudon and Monroe counties, Tennessee, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. its population during the census was 885. Rarity Bay is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rose Island.
Greenback
Village
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Greenback is a city in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was at 1,102, according to the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Greenback is situated 4½ miles northeast of Rose Island.
Tellico Village
Village
Tellico Village is an unincorporated planned community, and census-designated place on the western shore of Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville. Tellico Village is situated 5 miles north of Rose Island.
Rose Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Monroe, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Rose Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rose Island”
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Localities in the Area
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