Yadkin College is a census-designated place in rural Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, located 9 miles northwest of Lexington. Contrary to its name, it is not part of Yadkin County. Yadkin College is named for the college of the same name that operated there from 1857 to 1895, which was in turn named after the Yadkin River that runs along…Yadkin College is a census-designated place in rural Davidson County, North Carolina, United States, located 9 miles northwest of Lexington. Contrary to its name, it is not part of Yadkin County. Yadkin College is named for the college of the same name that operated there from 1857 to 1895, which was in turn named after the Yadkin River that runs alongside the village.