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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 |
|---|---|
| Fox Knob |
NW Yadkin County at the NE end of the Brushy Mountains. Alt. 1,590. Also known as Star Peak. |
| Fox Mountain |
central Polk County NE of Columbus. Alt. 1,500. |
| Fox's Mountain |
NW Iredell County. Named for Fox family, owners in twentieth century. Formerly known as Shumaker Mountain for early settlers. In the mid-twentieth century, "an authentic Western town" called Love Valley was constructed on the S side of the mountain. |
| Foxes Island |
central Harnett County in Cape Fear River NW of Lillington. Mentioned in Fulton's survey of North Carolina rivers in 1819 and appears on the MacRae map, 1833. A series of low falls or rapids there, known as Fox Island Falls, drop between 5 and 10 ft. over a distance of about a quarter of a mile. |
| Foxtown Mountain |
W Madison County between Baltimore Branch and Spring Creek. |
| Foxville |
community in W Buncombe County served by post office, 1880-96. |
| Foys Creek |
rises in S Pender County and flows S into Topsail Sound. |
| Fradey Mountain |
S Buncombe County between Ducker and Blake Mountains. |
| Frady Creek |
rises in E Jackson County and flows SE into Chastine Creek. |
| Fraley Branch |
See Curl Tail Creek. |
