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Jenky, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°8′58″N 80°59′41″W / 38.14944°N 80.99472°W / 38.14944; -80.99472
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Jenky, West Virginia
Jenky is located in West Virginia
Jenky
Jenky
Jenky is located in the United States
Jenky
Jenky
Coordinates: 38°8′58″N 80°59′41″W / 38.14944°N 80.99472°W / 38.14944; -80.99472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,841 ft (561 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1556128[1]

Jenky is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after a former classmate of an early settler.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jenky, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 335.