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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 |
|---|---|
| Fletcher |
community in N Henderson County. Alt. 2,112. Named for Dr. George W. Fletcher, popular country doctor and surgeon during the Civil War. Est. about 1883 after the railroad was completed. With the development of Fletcher, Shufordsville, approx. 2 mi. n, declined, and the post office there was transferred to Fletcher and the name changed. Produced textiles. |
| Fletcher Branch |
rises in N Henderson County and flows NW into Cane Creek. |
| Fletcher Creek |
rises in NW Henderson County and flows se, where it joins Big Creek in forming North Fork. |
| Fletcher Knob |
W Caldwell County. Named for Reuben Fletcher, Revolutionary soldier. |
| Flint |
community in W Wake County. |
| Flint Gap |
NW Cherokee County in the Unicoi Mountains. |
| Flint Hill |
SE Cleveland County between Jolly Mountain and Sandy Run Creek. |
| Flint Hill Creek |
rises in E Rutherford County and flows NE into Cleveland County, where it enters Hinton Creek. |
| Flint Knob |
SE Buncombe County between Miner and Sam Gaps. |
| Flint Level Branch |
rises in W Madison County and flows SW into French Broad River. |
