Local Wiki
Yancey County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Second Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners Meeting Room, Yancey County Courthouse, 110 Town Square, Burnsville, NC 28714.
- Register of Deeds
- Susan Jobe · 828.682.2174 · susan.jobe@yanceycountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://yanceycountync.gov/agendacenter
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Jeff Whitson. Vice Chairman: Mark Ledford.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Yancey County Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Clearmont Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Double Island Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Egypt - Ramseytown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Newdale Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- Pensacola Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
- South Toe Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Incorporated · Emergency Services District
- West Yancey Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Emergency Services District
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
- Yancey County Soil and Water Conservation District · Special District · Soil & Water Conservation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)