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Place Description
Fairfield

community in E Union County between Richardson Creek and Niggerhead Creek.

Fairfield Falls

S Jackson County on Trays Island Creek near N edge of Fairfield Lake. Alt. approx. 3,200.

Fairfield Lake

S Jackson County on Trays Island Creek formed in 1910. Covers 100 acres; max. depth 40 ft. Used for fishing, swimming, and boating and as a power source. Not open to the public. See also Fairfield Falls.

Fairfield Ridge

SE Clay County between Scaly Ridge and Bear Pen Ridge.

Fairfield Township

N central Hyde County.

Fairly

community in central Scotland County.

Fairmont

See Southmont.

Fairmont

town in S Robeson County. Known first as Ashpole for nearby Ashpole Swamp. Inc. 1899 as Union City; name changed to Ashpole, 1901, and to Fairmont, 1907.

Fairmont Township

S Robeson County.

Fairntosh

community in N Durham County. Named for the plantation of Duncan Cameron (1777-1853); house built in 1802 still stands. Former post office nearby was named Stagville. Alt. 284.