Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Fair Bluff |
town in W Columbus County on a bluff overlooking Lumber River. Authorized to be laid off on the lands of John Wooton at Fair Bluff in 1807 and to be known as Wootonton. The new name apparently was not adopted, as Fair Bluff appears on the Price map, 1808, and on the MacRae map, 1833. Reincorporated in 1873 as Fair Bluff. Alt. 69. |
| Fair Bluff Township |
W Columbus County. |
| Fair Grounds, The |
See Ellerbe. |
| Fair Grove |
See Cedar Lodge. |
| Fair Mountain |
S Watauga County on the head of Laurel Creek. |
| Fairfax |
community in NW Swain County on Lake Cheoah. |
| Fairfield |
town on the N shore of Lake Mattamuskeet in central Hyde County. Alt. 3. Inc. 1885. Said to have been named for "fair fields" of crops grown on adjacent reclaimed swampland. |
| Fairfield Falls |
S Jackson County on Trays Island Creek near N edge of Fairfield Lake. Alt. approx. 3,200. |
| Fairfield Lake |
S Jackson County on Trays Island Creek formed in 1910. Covers 100 acres; max. depth 40 ft. Used for fishing, swimming, and boating and as a power source. Not open to the public. See also Fairfield Falls. |
| Fairfield Ridge |
SE Clay County between Scaly Ridge and Bear Pen Ridge. |