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.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m)., Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29. Although it is unincorporated, it had a post office,http://www.wvmetronews.com/news.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=52623 with the ZIP code 25573.USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
The community most likely was named after the Yawkey family.
1950s TV personality Dagmar was born in Yawkey.
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