Yancey Mills, Virginia

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}}

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Yancey Mills is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.{{cite gnis|id=1493564|name=Yancey Mills|access-date=August 13, 2013}}

Geography

Today, Yancey Mills is the site of the intersection of U.S. Route 250 and Interstate 64, the location of Western Albemarle High School, Henley Middle School, Brownsville Elementary School, and a pair of gas stations.

{{Location map|USA Virginia Albemarle County|float=left|caption=Location of Yancey Mills within the Albemarle County|label=Yancey Mills|position=right|lat_deg=38.0468046|lon_deg=-78.7252979}}

History

It is named for Charles Yancey, a businessman who ran a tavern, store, mill, and distillery in the area, which became known as Yancey's Mill. A post office was established there, though was eventually moved to nearby Hillsboro.{{cite book |title=History of....Albemarle County, Virginia |url=https://archive.org/details/albemarlecountyi00wood |first=Edgar |last=Woods |publisher=The Michie Company |year=1901 |page=[https://archive.org/details/albemarlecountyi00wood/page/358 358]}} The mill still stands, under the name of R.A. Yancey Lumber Corporation.{{cite news |title=Possible Business Park in Crozet Discussed with Planning Commission |url=http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/34311904.html |first=Liz |last=Palka |publisher=Gray Television |quote=The Yancey family, who owns Yancey Lumber in Crozet, brought their project before the Planning Commission tonight to convert land, that has been in their family for over 100 years, into a light industrial business park.}}

The Miller School of Albemarle was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

The Piedmont Baptist Church is a historically Black church in Yancey Mills. In 1974, the church was the site of NAACP meetings.{{Cite news|title=Yancey Mills News|last=Johnson|first=Edna|date=December 5, 1974|work=Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia

Category:Unincorporated communities in Albemarle County, Virginia