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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 |
|---|---|
| Franklin Mountain |
SW Cherokee County between Hothouse Branch and Wolf Creek. |
| Franklin Spring |
former resort in NW Person County. Flourished in the early twentieth century. Mineral water bottled and sold. |
| Franklin Township |
central Macon County. |
| Franklinsville |
See Franklinville. |
| Franklinsville Township |
E central Randolph County. |
| Franklinton |
town in W Franklin County. Alt. 432. Est. in 1839 as Franklin Depot on land of Shemuel Kearney. Name changed to Franklinton in 1842, when it was inc. Produced textiles. |
| Franklinton Township |
former township in W Franklin County, now township no. 4. |
| Franklinville |
town in E Randolph County on Deep River. Inc. 1847 as Franklinsville. Named in honor of Jesse Franklin (1760-1832), governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. Site acquired in 1801 by Christian Morris, who built a gristmill there; purchased in 1820 by Elisha Coffin, who, with others, built a cotton mill there in 1838. |
| Franks Creek |
rises in E Graham County and flows SW between Franks Creek Lead and Bert Creek Lead into Tulula Creek. |
| Franks Creek Lead |
follows the course of Franks Creek in E Graham County. |
