Hi Julie, Thanks so much. I had found the town listed on the 1895 map web site (showed the population, etc) but it wasn't on the 1895 map for the county. The 1895 map shows Lynnwood, Elkton, Jolliett?, and Shenandoah. Thanks again! Debbie -----Original Message----- From: Julie K. Yancey <julie@visuallink.com> To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com <VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Town of Yancey in Rockingham County, VA >I believe that Yancey was in >Elkton by the Merck plant. >>From 340 turn onto Captain >Yancey Road. The old post >office used to be there, as >well as "Hill Top," which up >until this year was a B&B Inn. >Further down Captain Yancey >Road, you will see River Bank, >which is still there, along >with other Yancey residents. >The Yancey Post Office used to >be located at "Hill Top," >where they also had the Yancey >school. > >If I can help further, please >let me know. > >Julie K. Yancey > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Ullom, Larry ><ldullom@iolinc.net> >To: <VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, August 30, >2000 10:37 AM >Subject: [VAROCKIN] Town of >Yancey in Rockingham County, >VA > > >> Hello, >> >> Can anyone tell me >where Yancey used to be in >Rockingham county? I can't >find it on the current maps >but it DID exist in 1895 (it >appears on a list of towns >then and had a population of >22 as well as a post office >but no railroad). My >grandmother always said that >she was born there. >> >> Thanks for whatever help you >can offer! >> Debbie Ullom >> >> >