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town and county seat, central Yadkin County. Commissioners in 1850 authorized to select site and lay off county seat to be named Wilson. Name changed to Yadkinville 1852; town chartered 1857. Alt. 960.

rises in SE Swain County and flows NW into Little Tennessee River. Sometimes also called Alarka Creek.

extend SE from the head of East Fork [Kirkland Creek] in S Swain County to the head of Upper Long Creek in SE Swain County. Sometimes also called Alarka Mountains.

community in W Henderson County. Alt. 2,104.

community in W Pender County.

community in E Person County served by post office, 1894-1903.

rises in S Cleveland County and flows SE into First Broad River.

was formed in 1833 from Burke and Buncombe Counties. Located in the W section of the state, it is bounded by the state of Tennessee and by Mitchell, McDowell, Buncombe, and Madison Counties. It was named for Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828), member of the General Assembly and Congress. Area: 311 sq. mi. County seat: Burnsville, with an elevation of 2,817 ft. Townships are Brush Creek, Burnsville, Cane River, Crabtree, Egypt, Green Mountain, Jacks Creek, Pensacola, Price Creek, Ramseytown, and South Toe. Produces corn, oats, poultry, dairy products, livestock, hogs, hosiery, carpets, lumber, hay, textiles, mica, feldspar, olivine, sand, and gravel.

E Avery County.

community and county seat in central Caswell County. Est. 1791 as Caswell Court House; name changed to Yanceyville in 1833 to honor Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828), congressman and presiding officer of the state senate. Inc. 1877; charter repealed 1915. Produces textiles and lumber. Alt. 619.