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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 |
|---|---|
| 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]. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in S Yancey County and flows NW into Big Lost Cove Creek. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in E Wake County and flows E into Little River. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in W Madison County and flows S into Roaring Fork. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in W Macon County and flows NE into Burningtown Creek. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in E Macon County and flows NW into Mica City Creek. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in E Cherokee County and flows SE and SW into Hiwassee River. |
| Fall Branch |
rises in N Haywood County and flows NW into Cold Springs Creek. |
