Footville, North Carolina

Footville is an unincorporated community in southern Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The community, in the Deep Creek Township, is on Lone Hickory Road, just east of the community of Lone Hickory and near the Davie and Iredell County lines to the south. The community is named for Major James H. Foote, who settled in the area circa 1807.[2]

Footville
Unincorporated community
Footville is located in North Carolina
Footville
Footville
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°03′38″N 80°42′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyYadkin
Elevation
[1]
1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1006206[1]

Footville is in the Yadkinville ZIP code area (27055).

In the early 19th century, Footville was a stopping place on the stagecoach road that ran from Salem west to Wilkesboro and the half-way point between Salisbury and Wilkesboro. Guests stayed at what was known as the Footville Inn, which was first built by Foote. According to family tradition, Andy Laugenour acquired the house in 1863, trading a slave girl for the property. The home, which still stands, once served as the community's only store and post office. The Laugenour House, a brick home built in 1853, is also in the community.

An 1895 atlas lists the community's population at 20.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Footville, North Carolina
  2. "At 89, he's restoring half a town," Winston-Salem Sunday Journal and Sentinel, by Arlene Edwards, May 5, 1974
  3. 1895 U.S. Atlas


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