Footville, North Carolina Explained

Footville
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA North Carolina
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of North Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Yadkin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1037
Coordinates:36.0606°N -80.7019°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1006206

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.[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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. "At 89, he's restoring half a town," Winston-Salem Sunday Journal and Sentinel, by Arlene Edwards, May 5, 1974
  2. http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/NC/Index/f.htm 1895 U.S. Atlas