Footville is a small unincorporated community in southern Yadkin County

Yadkin County, North Carolina

- Cities and towns :*Boonville*East Bend*Jonesville*Yadkinville-Towns of the past:These towns were incorporated at one time:*Arlington, merged with Jonesville in 2001.*Hamptonville, chartered in 1818.*Huntsville, incorporated in 1792....

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, USA. The community, in the Deep Creek Township

Deep Creek Township, Yadkin County, North Carolina

Deep Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,838 according to the 2000 census....

, is on Lone Hickory Road, just east of the community of Lone Hickory, North Carolina

Lone Hickory, North Carolina

Lone Hickory is an unincorporated area in southern Yadkin County, North Carolina west of Courtney. It is located on Lone Hickory road, about a mile southeast of the road's west end at U.S. Route 21....

 and near the Davie County

Davie County, North Carolina

- Wine region :Portions of Davie County are located in the Yadkin Valley AVA, an American Viticultural Area. Wines made from grapes grown in the Yadkin Valley AVA may use the appellation Yadkin Valley on their labels.-Demographics:...

 and Iredell County

Iredell County, North Carolina

Iredell County, along with Moore County in the eastern Piedmont, are among a very few counties in the United States sharing borders with nine adjacent counties.-Demographics:...

 lines to the south. The community is named for Major James H. Foote, who settled in the area about 1807.

Footville is in the Yadkinville

Yadkinville, North Carolina

Yadkinville is a town in Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,818 at the 2000 census. Located in the Piedmont Triad, it is the county seat and largest city of Yadkin County.-Geography:Yadkinville is located at ....

 ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 area (27055).

In the early 19th century, Footville was a stopping place on the stagecoach road that ran from Salem west to Wilkesboro

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census, and it is the second largest municipality in the county. The 2010 Census listed the town's population at 3,044. The town is located along the south bank of the...

 and the half-way point between Salisbury

Salisbury, North Carolina

Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...

 and Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,159 at the 2000 census, and it is the second largest municipality in the county. The 2010 Census listed the town's population at 3,044. The town is located along the south bank of the...

. 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.