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.DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 33, 43. . Its elevation is 922 feet (281 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31.
The community was named after the state of Kentucky.
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