 |
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Yancey County decreased in size in 1849 when Watauga County was created, in 1851 when Madison County was created, and again in 1861 when Mitchell County was created. Its population grew from 5,962 in 1840 to 17,774 in 2000. Click on the maps below to peruse the known towns and villages that came and went over the past century and three-quarters - a few cannot be located since they do not show up on available maps of NC. | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
 |
 |
© 2007 - J.D. Lewis - PO Box 1188 - Little River, SC 29566 - All Rights Reserved