Yawkey (also Porter Fork) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in eastern
Lincoln County,
West Virginia
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, United States. It lies at the intersection of West Virginia Routes
3 and
214, east of the town of
Hamlin, the
county seat
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of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). Although it is unincorporated, it had a
post office
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, 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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Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, West Virginia
Coal towns in West Virginia
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