Yawkey | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°WCoordinates: 38°13′30″N 81°57′53″W / 38.22500°N 81.96472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Lincoln |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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 of 25573.
The community most likely was named after the Yawkey family.