Yawkey, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 25573.[4]

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Yawkey, West Virginia
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Yawkey is located in West Virginia
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Yawkey is located in the United States
Yawkey
Yawkey
Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
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The community most likely was named after the Yawkey family.[5]

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

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