Mohawk, West Virginia Explained

Mohawk
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:McDowell
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1010
Coordinates:37.5047°N -81.915°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:24862[1]
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1689167

Mohawk is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Mohawk is 6miles west-northwest of Iaeger. Mohawk had a post office, which opened on December 8, 1903, and closed on June 27, 2009.[2] The community was named after the Mohawk Indians.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. September 26, 2011.
  3. News: West Virginia Takes Name Prize . Toledo Blade . Apr 22, 1971 . 21 May 2015 . Mockridge, Norton . 29.
  4. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 423.