Yawkey, West Virginia

Yawkey
Unincorporated community
Amy Missionary Baptist Church
Yawkey
Location within the state of West Virginia
Yawkey
Yawkey (the US)
Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°W / 38.22500; -81.96472Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°W / 38.22500; -81.96472
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lincoln
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
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]

1950s TV personality Dagmar was born in Yawkey.[6]

See also

West Virginia portal

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yawkey, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
  3. ↑ http://www.wvmetronews.com/news.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=52623
  4. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "WV Film Office – Famous WV Connections". Welcome to West Virginia. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

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