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.
Sioux, North Carolina | |
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 U.S. Route 19W southbound outside of Sioux | |
  Sioux Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°01′16.4″N 82°21′42.2″W / 36.021222°N 82.361722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Yancey |
| Elevation | 2,277[1] ft (996 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | ~30 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28714 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022645 |
History edit
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 edit
U.S. Route 19W runs through Sioux.
References edit
- ^ 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.