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Yancey County, North Carolina
Map
Location in the state of North Carolina
Location of North Carolina in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1833
County Seat	Burnsville
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

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Yancey County, North Carolina
County Courthouse
Burnsville, NC 28714
818-682-2174

Reg of Deeds has b, md, d & bur rec;<BD> Clk Sup Ct has div rec from 1875, pr, ct
& land rec from 1870; Depart of Archive &
History in Raleigh, NC has older rec

History

Parent County

1833--Yancey County was created from Burke and Buncombe Counties.
County seat: Burnsville ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Some early records are missing.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Buncombe
• Madison
• McDowell
• Mitchell
• Unicoi County, Tennessee

Resources

Cemeteries

• Bailey Cemetery, Jacks Creek BillionGraves
• Gus Young Cemetery, Burnsville BillionGraves

Census

For tips on accessing Yancey County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War

Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.

-6th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers 

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).