Yawkey, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°W / 38.22500; -81.96472CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty LincolnTime zoneUTC-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 25573.^[4]

The community most likely was named after the Yawkey family.^[5]

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

Gallery

Yawkey postmark

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 ^{[dead link]}
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
^ 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.
^ "WV Film Office – Famous WV Connections". Welcome to West Virginia. West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2017.