Official Name: | Yards |
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: | States |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia and West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tazewell (Virginia) and Mercer (West Virginia) |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2382 |
Coordinates: | 37.2922°N -81.31°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1477028 |
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, 4miles northwest of Bluefield, Virginia. Yards had a post office on the Virginia side of the border from 1888 until May 28, 1994.[1] The community was named for its railroad yards.[2]