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Mohawk, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°30′17″N 81°54′54″W / 37.50472°N 81.91500°W / 37.50472; -81.91500
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Mohawk
Mohawk is located in West Virginia
Mohawk
Mohawk
Location within the state of West Virginia
Mohawk is located in the United States
Mohawk
Mohawk
Mohawk (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°30′17″N 81°54′54″W / 37.50472°N 81.91500°W / 37.50472; -81.91500
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24862[1]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS 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]

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References

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  1. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk, West Virginia
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  4. ^ Mockridge, Norton (April 22, 1971). "West Virginia Takes Name Prize". Toledo Blade. p. 29. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  5. ^ 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.