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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 |
|---|---|
| Farmington |
community in N Davie County. As early as 1805, former residents of Currituck County began to move into the area. Two hurricanes in 1830 and another one in 1839 caused extensive crop damage in the Currituck County area; the population of the county dropped from 7,655 in 1830 to 6,703 in 1840. The community was known as Little Currituck until 1837, when a post office was est. and named Farmington for the fertile farming land there. Alt. 758. |
| Farmington Township |
NE Davie County. |
| Farmville |
town in W Pitt County. Settled about 1850 and known as New Town prior to 1872, when it was inc. as Farmville, a name derived from the fact that it was in the center of rich farming land. Produces building materials. Alt. 86. |
| Farmville Township |
W Pitt County. |
| Farnell Bay |
central Onslow County, is formed by an indentation of the E bank of New River SE of Hadnot Point. |
| Farnell Point |
central Onslow County on the mouth of Wallace Creek. |
| Farner Branch |
rises in N Cherokee County and flows W into Cook Creek. |
| Faro |
community in NE Wayne County near the head of Beaver Branch. |
| Farrar |
former town in central Edgecombe County on the SW limits of Tarboro and now wholly within Tarboro. The name West Tarboro was changed to Hilma in 1893, when it was inc. Name changed from Hilma to Farrar, 1899, probably for O. C. Farrar, who purchased land in Tarboro for a cotton mill. Charter repealed 1909. |
| Farrars Island |
in the Cape Fear River at the junction of the Chatham, Harnett, and Lee county lines NW of Buckhorn Falls. Approx. 1½ mi. long. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the rivers of the state. |
