Yawkey, West Virginia

Yawkey, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Amy Missionary Baptist Church
Amy Missionary Baptist Church
Yawkey is located in West Virginia
Yawkey
Yawkey
Yawkey is located in the United States
Yawkey
Yawkey
Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°W / 38.22500; -81.96472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Time 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]

  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 [dead link]
  4. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  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. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2017.