Welcome to Yawkey ...
Yawkey is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yawkey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Yawkey is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Yawkey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Yawkey: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Yawkey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yawkey - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yawkey.
Communities near Yawkey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yawkey.
- South Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
- South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
- Saint Albans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nitro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Nitro is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Cabell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
- Chapmanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
- Poca is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <5>
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 Yawkey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yawkey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yawkey. 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 Yawkey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yawkey. See our Newspapers Page for Yawkey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yawkey ...
Looking for more information about Yawkey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Yawkey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yawkey.
Adding Yawkey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yawkey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yawkey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Yawkey post office opened in 1908.
We also found Yawkey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yawkey.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yawkey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Yawkey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Yawkey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |