Yancy Mills, Missouri Explained

Yancy Mills (also called Yancy) is an unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.

The community is located on Little Piney Creek at the U.S. Route 63 crossing and north of Edgar Springs. It is in the Mark Twain National Forest and the Lane Spring Recreation Area lies about one mile downstream (NW).[1]

History

A variant name was "". A post office called was established in 1861, the name was changed to Yancey Mills in 1870, and the post office closed in 1954.[2] The community was named after Yancey Mills, Virginia, the native home of a local millner.[3]

References

37.7911°N -91.8342°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 46,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 5 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071446/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_phelps.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 5, 2016.