Yadkin, a river of North Carolina, which rises at the foot of the Blue Ridge in Caldwell co., and runs E. to Stokes co., whence it flows S. S. E. into South Carolina, where it receives the name of Great Pedee. (See Pedee, Great.) In North Carolina it receives several affluents, the most considerable of which are Rocky river and Abbot's creek. Its descent is rapid, and it is often obstructed by shoals.

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Yadkin, a N. W. county of North Carolina, bounded N. and E. by the Yadkin river; area, 310 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 10,697, of whom 1,444 were colored. It has a diversified surface and a productive soil. Iron ore is found. The chief productions in 1870 were 42,109 bushels of wheat, 223,856 of Indian corn, 63,159 of oats, 12,172 of Irish and 10,139 of sweet potatoes, 63,389 lbs. of butter, 11,123 of wool, 98,493 of tobacco, and 884 tons of hay. There were 1,435 horses, 2,283 milch cows, 2,995 other cattle, 5,941 sheep, and 12,682 swine. Capital, Yadkinville.