Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Faucette |
See Calvander. |
| Faucette Township |
former township in N central Alamance County. Now township no. 5. |
| Faucetts Store |
community in NW Halifax County. |
| Faulk |
community in SE Union County. |
| Faulkner Creek |
rises in NE Surry County and flows SW into Ararat River. Probably named for William Faulkner, an eighteenth-century resident of the county. |
| Faust |
community in E Madison County on Big Laurel Creek. |
| Fawn Branch |
rises near Burl Mountain in N central Transylvania County and flows SE into King Creek. |
| Fawn Mountain |
E Yancey County between Blue Rock Branch and a bend in South Toe River. |
| Fax Creek |
rises in N Graham County and flows NE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Fayette County |
was formed in July 1784 when an act of the General Assembly divided Cumberland County into Fayette and Moore Counties. It was intended to honor Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), who visited the United States that year. Fayette County retained the courthouse in Fayetteville. In October of the same year, the act was amended to retain the name Cumberland for the county. |