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Coordinates: 38°42′45″N 81°47′12″W / 38.71250°N 81.78667°W / 38.71250; -81.78667
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Rock Castle, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rock Castle is located in West Virginia
Rock Castle
Rock Castle
Coordinates: 38°42′45″N 81°47′12″W / 38.71250°N 81.78667°W / 38.71250; -81.78667
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJackson
Time 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

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  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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