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

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]

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.