Jenky is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Jenky, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°8′58″N 80°59′41″W / 38.14944°N 80.99472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Fayette |
Elevation | 1,841 ft (561 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1556128[1] |
The community was named after a former classmate of an early settler.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jenky, West Virginia
- ^ 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.