Mohawk, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°30′17″N 81°54′54″W / 37.50472°N 81.91500°W / 37.50472; -81.91500CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty McDowellElevation

1,010 ft (310 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

24862^[1]

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1689167^[2]

Mohawk is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Mohawk is 6 miles (9.7 km) west-northwest of Iaeger. Mohawk had a post office, which opened on December 8, 1903, and closed on June 27, 2009.^[3] The community was named after the Mohawk Indians.^[4]^[5]

References

^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk, West Virginia
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
^ Mockridge, Norton (April 22, 1971). "West Virginia Takes Name Prize". Toledo Blade. p. 29. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 423.