Kentuck (also New Kentucky) is an

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in southeastern Jackson County,

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, United States. It lies along Kentuck Road southeast of the city of Ripley, the

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of Jackson County. Its elevation is 922 feet (281 m). The community was named after the state of Kentucky.

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Kentucky is bordered with 8 other states and is the 37 largest state of all 50 Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{JacksonCountyWV-geo-stub