Advance (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable) is an unincorporated community located in Davie County, North Carolina. It is located along NC 801 just south of Bermuda Run near the western bank of the Yadkin River. Advance is a part of the Piedmont Triad and is home to Shady Grove Elementary School. Neighboring communitites and municipalities include: Bermuda Run, Mocksville, Hillsdale, and Yadkin College.

Name Origin

The origin of the name Advance is the source of local debate. One story has it that in the community, there was an elderly black gentleman named Addington Vance. When the members of the community were trying to think of a name, one gentleman suggested, "Why not name it after ol' Add Vance?". The most reputable story of origin has it that the community went by the name of Shady Grove (which it's still called by some old timers; the Advance moniker has been around since the 1800s), but when the townsfolk applied with the Postal Service, the name was already taken. legend has it that the town was named Advance in hopes that the little town would do just that.

External Links

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• Advance Fire Department

References

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• History of Shady Grove School

Davie County, North Carolina

• About Advance Fire Department

Unincorporated communities in North Carolina | Davie County, North Carolina