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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)

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