Yadkin County is named for the Yadkin River which flows through North Carolina.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Surry County
E – Forsyth County
S – Davie County and Iredell County
W – Wilkes County
Created: 1850 
County Seat:
Dowelton 1850 – 1852
Yadkinville 1852 – present
County Courthouse – Yadkinville
Location: 101 South State street / East Main Street
Built: 1958 – 1959
Style: Modern
Architect: Stinson-Arey-Hall
Contractor: West Building Mechanical Contractors Company
Description: The building faces west and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Yadkinville. The east section is two stories with buff colored brick on the first story. On the south side is a one story section extending west. The main entrance is at the junction of the two sections. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Superior Court and County District Court of the 23rd Judicial District. During construction, the construction engineer was L A Chamblee.
See: The 23rd Judicial District includes Alleghany County, Ashe County and Wilkes County.
History: The county was created in 1850 and Dowelton was selected as the county seat. The first courts were held at Dowelton. The county seat was moved to Yadkinville in 1852. The first courthouse was a two story brick structure erected by William White of Hamptonville at Yadkinville in 1853 to 1855. The building was renovated in 1901 by B F Smith Fireproof Corporation Company and was demolished in 1958. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1958 to 1959.
County Courthouse – Yadkinville
Photos taken 2012