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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Fain Cove |
E Cherokee County, through which a short tributary of Slow Creek flows. |
| Fain Mountain |
central Cherokee County, extends NE from Laurel Creek. |
| Fair Bluff |
town in W Columbus County on a bluff overlooking Lumber River. Authorized to be laid off on the lands of John Wooton at Fair Bluff in 1807 and to be known as Wootonton. The new name apparently was not adopted, as Fair Bluff appears on the Price map, 1808, and on the MacRae map, 1833. Reincorporated in 1873 as Fair Bluff. Alt. 69. |
| Fair Bluff Township |
W Columbus County. |
| Fair Grounds, The |
See Ellerbe. |
| Fair Grove |
See Cedar Lodge. |
| Fair Mountain |
S Watauga County on the head of Laurel Creek. |
| Fairfax |
community in NW Swain County on Lake Cheoah. |
| Fairfield |
town on the N shore of Lake Mattamuskeet in central Hyde County. Alt. 3. Inc. 1885. Said to have been named for "fair fields" of crops grown on adjacent reclaimed swampland. |
| Fairfield Falls |
S Jackson County on Trays Island Creek near N edge of Fairfield Lake. Alt. approx. 3,200. |
