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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 |
|---|---|
| Fairview Gap |
S Buncombe County NE of Concord Mountain. |
| Fairview Township |
SE Buncombe County. |
| Faison |
town in NW Duplin County. Est. as Faison's Depot about 1833 on the land of Henry Faison. Inc. as Faison's Depot in 1872 through the efforts of Elias Faison, landowner and stockholder in the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad. Received postal service from nearby Wrightsville as early as 1822. Fruit and vegetable market; produces pickles. Alt. 166. |
| Faison Township |
NW Duplin County. |
| Faisons Old Tavern |
community in central Northampton County between Corduroy and Wildcat Swamps. Named for a tavern operated there by the Faison family. The community of Odamsville, which had a post office as early as 1830, is traditionally said to have been the predecessor of Faisons Old Tavern. |
| Faith |
town in S Rowan County. Inc. 1903. Named for a granite quarry opened by J. T. Wyatt, who lacked experience in quarrying but went ahead with his work "on faith." |
| Falcon |
town in NE Cumberland County on Mingo Swamp. Alt. 125. Known as Starling's Bridge from as early as 1863 until 1893, when a post office was est. Inc. 1913. When a name was being sought for the post office, it is said that J. A. Culbreth glanced at a box of Falcon pens on the shelf of a country store and said, "Name it Falcon." |
| Falkland |
town in W Pitt County. Post office est. in 1813 as Bensborough, changed to Falkland in 1838. Inc. 1887. Said to have been named for Falkland, Scotland, long the home of Scottish kings; or may have been named for the Falkland Islands, which the British had long claimed but only finally occupied a few years before Bensborough was changed to Falkland. Alt. 76. |
| Falkland Township |
NW Pitt County. Formerly named California Township. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows SE into North Fork [Swannanoa River]. |
