Yancey Mills is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County,
Virginia. Today Yancey Mills is the site of the intersection of
U.S. Route 250 and Interstate 64, the location of Western Albemarle
High School, Henley Middle School, Brownsville Elementary School,
and a pair of gas stations.
It is named for Charles Yancey, a businessman who ran a tavern,
store, mill, and distillery in the area, which became known as
Yancey's Mill. A post office was established there, though was
eventually moved to nearby Hillsboro. The mill still stands, under
the name of R.A. Yancey Lumber Corporation
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