Yancey County, NC

YANCEY COUNTY, situated on the northwest boundary of North Carolina. Area, 1,760 square miles. Face of the country mountainous. Seat of justice, Burnsville. Pop. in 1840, 5,962; in 1850, 8,205. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Yancey County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
YANCEY COUNTY, situated on the northwest boundary of North Carolina. Area, 1,760 square miles. Face of the country mountainous. Seat of justice, Burnsville. Pop. in 1840, 5,962; in 1850, 8,205.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 399.
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