Kentuck, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°39′20″N 81°35′25″W / 38.65556°N 81.59028°W / 38.65556; -81.59028CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyJacksonTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
25249

Kentuck (also New Kentucky) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Kentuck Road southeast of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County.[1] Its elevation is 922 feet (281 m).[2]

The community was named after the state of Kentucky.[3]

References

  1. ^ DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 33, 43. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kentuck, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31.
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 347.
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Ripley
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Kentucky is bordered with 8 other states and is the 37 largest state of all 50


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