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History · Yadkin College

Yadkin College’s post office opened in 1866, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Yadkin College was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1972. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 38 buildings.

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How Yadkin College began

When was Yadkin College founded?

1866

The Yadkin College post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 377160 years
Founding year: the first Yadkin College post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Yadkin College’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Yadkin College are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Yadkin College Historic District takes in 38 historic buildings.
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Start Yadkin College’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Yadkin College’s history is told.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 38 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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1988
Yadkin College Historic District
Yadkin College Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Gothic Revival1
Colonial Revival1
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Yadkin College Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Yadkin College, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Yadkin College yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Yadkin College is a census-designated place (CDP) in rural Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Lexington. Contrary to its name, it is not part of Yadkin County. Yadkin College is named for the college of the same name that operated there from 1857 to 1895, which was in turn named after the Yadkin River that runs alongside the village. The Yadkin College Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The latitude of Yadkin College is 35.872N. The longitude is -80.375W. The ZIP code is 27295. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 Census with a population of 377.

Its first post office opened in 1866.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Yadkin College had its own post office from 1866 to 1954.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Yadkin College’s history

What year was Yadkin College founded?

The Yadkin College post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Yadkin College?

One place: the Yadkin College Historic District (listed 1988).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1) and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.