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Welcome to Mohawk ...

So far, we found very little information about Mohawk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mohawk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mohawk, please Contact Us.

Mohawk would have been located within present day Lee County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mohawk is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Mohawk was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Mohawk was located: 276

Communities Also Named Mohawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Mohawk - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mohawk.

Communities near Mohawk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mohawk.

  • Big Stone Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Norton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pennington Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Evarts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
  • Lynch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mohawk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mohawk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mohawk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mohawk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mohawk. See our Newspapers Page for Mohawk.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mohawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mohawk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.