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.DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 33, 43. . Its elevation is 705 feet (215 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31.
The community was named for a rock formation near the original town site.
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