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In 1850, the North Carolina General Assembly split off the portion of Surry south of the Yadkin River to create Yadkin County to satisfy local political divisions. [6] At the time of its creation, the county had 9,808 residents, of whom 8,664 were white, 86 were free persons of color, and 1,508 were enslaved blacks. [ 7 ]
Yadkin Valley is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The community is on North Carolina Highway 268 7.9 miles (12.7 km) north-northeast of Lenoir. [2] Two sites in Yadkin Valley, The Fountain and the Walter James Lenoir House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]
Yadkin Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) expanding across seven counties of northwestern North Carolina encompassing approximately 1,416,600 acres (2,213 sq mi) in the Yadkin River Valley.
English: This is a locator map showing Yadkin County in North Carolina. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
Crossroads of the Yadkin Valley Location of Boonville, North Carolina Coordinates: 36°14′28″N 80°42′34″W / 36.24111°N 80.70944°W / 36.24111; -80
In 1985, the NC General Assembly established the Yadkin River State Trail as a paddle trail which follows the river for 163 miles (262 km). [6] The paddle trail is a part of the North Carolina State Trails System, which is a section of the NC Division of Parks and Recreation. [7]
There are also numerous vineyards in the Yadkin Valley area (over 40 in and around Elkin), and the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival is held each May at the Elkin Municipal Park, which is situated along Big Elkin Creek, a tributary of the Yadkin River. Elkin is centrally located in the Yadkin Valley Wine Region (a certified American Viticulture Area).
Yadkinville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,995 at the 2020 census. Located in the Piedmont Triad, it is the county seat and most populous city of Yadkin County. [4]