Yancey County, NC neighbors Buncombe near Burnsville metropolitan centre granting an estimated 2020 census population standing of 18,239 making it the 96th most populous county situated in North Carolina overall. Its county seat is Burnsville with other cities include Celo & Green Mountain- Burnsville itself equates out to Yancey’s biggesttown aside from acknowledged country seat. This area had been formed from Buncombe and Mitchell Counties back in 1833 when local residents petitioned for new administrative boundaries - posthumously named after Bartlett Yancey Jr American statesman who served as Speaker Of House During Period Andrew Jackson .