Rock Castle, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
38°42′45″N 81°47′12″W / 38.71250°N 81.78667°W / 38.71250; -81.78667CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyJacksonTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
25272

Rock Castle (also Rockcastle) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Rock Castle Road, south of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County.[1] Its elevation is 705 feet (215 m).[2]

The community was named for a rock formation near the original town site.[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: Rock Castle, 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. 536.
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