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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

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Place Description
Fines Creek Gap

NE Haywood County on the head of Fines Creek. Alt. 3,948.

Fines Creek Township

NE Haywood County.

Finger

community in W Stanly County.

Finger Counties

five counties in the NE corner of the state—Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck—whose collective geographical mass resembles digits on a hand.

Finley

community on the upper waters of the Yadkin River in N Caldwell County. Named for Finley P. Curtis, who was active in securing a post office for the community.

Fire Gap Ridge

W Macon County between Roaring Fork Creek and Jarrett Creek.

Fire Scald Knob

SE Alleghany County about 3 mi. SE of Bullhead Mountain.

Fire Scald Ridge

S Haywood County between West Hollow and West Fork Pigeon River.

Fires Creek

rises in N Clay County and flows SW into Hiwassee River. Appears as Fiars Creek in the 1861 law establishing the county.

Firescald Branch

rises in W Yancey County and flows SE into Big Creek.