S Buncombe County between Ducker and Blake Mountains.

rises in E Jackson County and flows SE into Chastine Creek.

See Curl Tail Creek.

in S Haywood County on the head of Raccoon Creek.

community in N Stokes County between Big Creek and Dan River.

See Franktown.

community in W Avery County. Said to have been named prior to 1901 for a post office official.

S Henderson County near the South Carolina state line. Formerly known as Gau Mountain.

town and county seat in central Macon County on Little Tennessee River. Alt. 2,113. Settled prior to 1828; inc. 1855. Named for Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. A mound there marks the site of the old Cherokee town Nikwasi. A council of Sir Alexander Cuming with the Indians there led to a treaty in 1730. Produces textiles and lumber.

community in N Rowan County est. about 1828 as Franklinville, named for Benjamin Franklin. Named changed to Franklin in 1884.