Yadkinville, North Carolina

In 1850, Yadkin County was formed from land that was once part of Surry County. The county seat was first known as Wilson, in honor of Louis D. Wilson, a legislator who died in the Mexican War. However, the name was changed to Yadkinville in 1852 after it was discovered that another area, Wilson, North Carolina, already had the name. The County is named for the Yadkin River; which forms the northern and eastern boundaries. At the time Yadkinville was established, there was only one house in town.

While it began as an agricultural center and remains primarily rural in character, today Yadkinville and the surrounding county combine a farming economy with growing tourism industry. The county offers visitors many things to do and see from winery tasting rooms and tours, civil war interest to art galleries, from farmers markets to fine dining, all convenient to Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro.