Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Fox Mountain |
central Polk County NE of Columbus. Alt. 1,500. |
| Fox's Mountain |
NW Iredell County. Named for Fox family, owners in twentieth century. Formerly known as Shumaker Mountain for early settlers. In the mid-twentieth century, "an authentic Western town" called Love Valley was constructed on the S side of the mountain. |
| Foxes Island |
central Harnett County in Cape Fear River NW of Lillington. Mentioned in Fulton's survey of North Carolina rivers in 1819 and appears on the MacRae map, 1833. A series of low falls or rapids there, known as Fox Island Falls, drop between 5 and 10 ft. over a distance of about a quarter of a mile. |
| Foxtown Mountain |
W Madison County between Baltimore Branch and Spring Creek. |
| Foxville |
community in W Buncombe County served by post office, 1880-96. |
| Foys Creek |
rises in S Pender County and flows S into Topsail Sound. |
| Fradey Mountain |
S Buncombe County between Ducker and Blake Mountains. |
| Frady Creek |
rises in E Jackson County and flows SE into Chastine Creek. |
| Fraley Branch |
See Curl Tail Creek. |
| Francis Cove |
in S Haywood County on the head of Raccoon Creek. |