Yancy Mills, Missouri facts for kids

Yancy Mills is a small, quiet place in Phelps County, Missouri, in the United States. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and buildings that don't have their own local government, like a city or town does. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

Where is Yancy Mills?

Yancy Mills is located right next to Little Piney Creek. This creek is a beautiful natural waterway. The community is also found where U.S. Route 63 crosses the creek. This highway helps people travel through the area.

You can find Yancy Mills north of a place called Edgar Springs. It is also inside the huge Mark Twain National Forest. This forest is a large area of trees and nature. A fun spot called the Lane Spring Recreation Area is just about one mile downstream from Yancy Mills. It's a great place for outdoor activities.

What's the Story of Yancy Mills?

The area we now call Yancy Mills has an interesting past. For a while, it was simply known as "Yancy."

A post office was first opened here in 1861. It was called "Yancey." Later, in 1870, the name of the post office was changed to "Yancey Mills." This name stuck for the community too. The post office served the local people for many years before it finally closed in 1954.

The community got its name from a place far away: Yancey Mills, Virginia. A person who lived in Yancy Mills, Missouri, was a "millner." A millner is someone who owns or works at a mill, which is a building where grain is ground into flour. This millner was originally from Yancey Mills, Virginia, and decided to name the new community after their old home.