Yards, Virginia and West Virginia

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|subdivision_name2 = Tazewell (Virginia) and Mercer (West Virginia)

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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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, {{convert|4|mi|km}} northwest of Bluefield, Virginia. Yards had a post office on the Virginia side of the border from 1888 until May 28, 1994.{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=December 22, 2012}} The community was named for its railroad yards.{{cite book|last=Tennis|first=Joe|title=Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names And Places to See|year=2004|publisher=The Overmountain Press|pages=166|isbn=9781570722561}}