Sioux, North Carolina
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
36°01′16.4″N 82°21′42.2″W / 36.021222°N 82.361722°W / 36.021222; -82.361722 (2020)
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Sioux is an unincorporated community in far northern Yancey County, North Carolina, in the Ramseytown Township located alongside Big Creek, a tributary of the Cane River.
History
Sioux formerly had a post office. It was established on September 6, 1887, and closed on September 30, 1955. The first postmaster was Spencer P. Atkins (1858–1928).[2][3] Also in Sioux is the abandoned J.C. Bailey General Store, operated by early Yancey County settler John C. "Yellow Jacket" Bailey.[4]
Transportation
U.S. Route 19W runs through Sioux.
References
- ^ US Department of the Interior, USGS. "National Weather Service". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Yancey County Post Offices 1833 to 1971 - Alphabetical Order". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ Bodford, Gwen (6 November 2009). "Yancey County, NC - Ledford-Atkins Cemetery". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Shook, Mitzi (1981). "Historic and Architectural Resources of Yancey County, North Carolina". North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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Municipalities and communities of Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Burnsville
- Burnsville
communities
- Bee Log
- Bent Creek
- Busick
- Cane River
- Celo
- Green Mountain
- Higgins
- Micaville
- Ramseytown
- Sioux
- Swiss
- Wolf Laurel‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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