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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 |
|---|---|
| Fountainshead |
town inc. 1818 and authorized to be laid out on the Pee Dee River in Anson County on the lands of John and James Permenter, 11 mi. E of Wadesboro. No evidence exists that the town was est. See also Permetter Creek. |
| Four Corners |
community in NW Davie County. In 1924-25 a gasoline station and a grocery store were built at the rural crossroad, which was given the name by the owners. |
| Four Diamond Ridge |
mountain in NE Avery County. |
| Four Forks |
community in central Pasquotank County. |
| Four Oaks |
town in W Johnston County. Settled about 1885; inc. 1889. Named for four oaks growing from the stump of a tree that had been cut down in an opossum hunt in the yard of K. L. Barbour, first to build a house there. Alt. 208. |
| Fourmile Branch |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows NW into French Broad River ½ mi. S of The Lagoon. |
| Fourmile Creek |
rises in SE Mecklenburg County and flows SW into McAlpine Creek. |
| Fourth Creek |
rises in W Iredell County and flows E into Rowan County, where Third and Fourth Creeks join before entering South Yadkin River. It is the fourth creek in a series of creeks crossed by early settlers from Salisbury. The name appears on the Collet map, 1770. A settlement on the creek about 1750 later became the city of Statesville, which grew up around Fourth Creek (Presbyterian) Church. |
| Fourway |
community in S Greene County. Community took the name of a filling station built there in the late 1920s or early 1930s. |
| Foust's Creek |
See Moulder Branch. |
