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YANCEY COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1833 from Burke and Buncombe counties.  Named for Bartlett Yancey, North Carolina politician and early advocate of the public school system.


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 11,464
1920 15,093
1940 17,202
1960 14,008
1980 14,934
2000 17,774
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Bibliography:
Yancey County, N.C. 1982 roads drawn by G.P. Stout : , , ASU   2004
The ca. 1840 McElroy House : a glimpse of Yancey County, Nor by Michael C. Hardy : , , , ASU, WCU   c2004
Stories Worth Telling : more Stories 'Neath the Roan Collected by Volunteers of the Blue Ridge Reading Team : , , ASU   1996
The heritage of the Toe River Valley editor, Lloyd Richard Bailey, Sr : , , ASU   c1994-
Yancey County, North Carolina : sharing the good life : , , ASU   c1987
Yancey County, N.C. 1978 roads drawn by G.P. Stout : , , ASU   1978
North Carolina county records : core collection. [microform] : , WCU    
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