Yawkey, West Virginia
| Yawkey | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Yawkey  Yawkey Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°WCoordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lincoln |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 25573 |
Yawkey (also Porter Fork) is an unincorporated community in eastern Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at the intersection of West Virginia Routes 3 and 214, east of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County.[1] Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office,[3] with the ZIP code of 25573.[4]
The community most likely was named after the Yawkey family.[5]
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References
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yawkey, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
- ↑ http://www.wvmetronews.com/news.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=52623
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ 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. 695.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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