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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Kentuck, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Kentuck is located in West VirginiaKentuckKentuckShow map of West VirginiaKentuck is located in the United StatesKentuckKentuckShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°39′20″N 81°35′25″W / 38.65556°N 81.59028°W / 38.65556; -81.59028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes25249

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. Its elevation is 922 feet (281 m).

The community was named after the state of Kentucky.

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.
Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Ripley
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Kentucky is bordered with 8 other states and is the 37 largest state of all 50


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