| Yawkey, West Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Amy Missionary Baptist Church | |
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| Coordinates: 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. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office, with the ZIP code 25573.
The community most likely was named after the Yawkey family.
1950s TV personality Dagmar was born in Yawkey.
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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
- 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.
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| Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| County seat: Hamlin | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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