Yards is an unincorporated community straddling the border between Tazewell County, Virginia and Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Yards is located on the Bluestone River, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Bluefield, Virginia. Yards had a post office on the Virginia side of the border from 1888 until May 28, 1994.[2] The community was named for its railroad yards.[3]
Yards | |
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  Yards Location within the state of West Virginia  Yards Yards (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′32″N 81°18′36″W / 37.29222°N 81.31000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Virginia and West Virginia |
| County | Tazewell (Virginia) and Mercer (West Virginia) |
| Elevation | 2,382 ft (726 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1477028[1] |
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yards, Virginia and West Virginia
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names And Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 166. ISBN 9781570722561.
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