Welcome to Yadkinville ...

The town of Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County<1> and is the County Seat for Yadkin County.

The location of Yadkinville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Yadkinville: YAD-kin-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yadkinville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yadkinville has a population of 2,878 people<4> (see below for details).

Yadkinville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Yadkinville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Yadkinville: (336)

Websites for Yadkinville ...

Official Website: www.yadkinville.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yadkinville had an population of 2,878 people. This is a decrease of 2.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yadkinville had a population of 2,959 people (which is 7.7% of the total population of Yadkin County). This makes Yadkinville the county's most populous community.

The population of Yadkinville represents 0.03% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 204th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,959 people, the population of Yadkinville increased 5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,818 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yadkinville.

Communities near Yadkinville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yadkinville.

• Clemmons
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
  • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <6>
• Lewisville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <6>
• King
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • King is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <6>
• Mocksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <6>
• Elkin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
  • Elkin is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <6>
• Tobaccoville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
  • Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <6>
• Bermuda Run
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
  • Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <6>
• Jonesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <6>
• Dobson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
  • Dobson is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <6>
• Boonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yadkinville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yadkinville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yadkinville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yadkinville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yadkinville. See our Newspapers Page for Yadkinville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yadkinville ...

Looking for more information about Yadkinville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yadkinville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yadkinville.

Adding Yadkinville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yadkinville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yadkinville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Yadkinville post office opened in 1853.

We also found Yadkinville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yadkinville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yadkinville: www.yadkinville.org/

The official website for Yadkin County: www.yadkincounty.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/