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Faucetts Storecommunity in NW Halifax County.
Faulkcommunity in SE Union County.
Faulkner Creekrises in NE Surry County and flows SW into Ararat River. Probably named for William Faulkner, an eighteenth-century resident of the county.
Faustcommunity in E Madison County on Big Laurel Creek.
Fawn Branchrises near Burl Mountain in N central Transylvania County and flows SE into King Creek.
Fawn MountainE Yancey County between Blue Rock Branch and a bend in South Toe River.
Fax Creekrises in N Graham County and flows NE into Little Tennessee River.
Fayette Countywas formed in July 1784 when an act of the General Assembly divided Cumberland County into Fayette and Moore Counties. It was intended to honor Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), who visited the United States that year. Fayette County retained the courthouse in Fayetteville. In October of the same year, the act was amended to retain the name Cumberland for the county.
Fayette Districtat the time of the 1790 census, was composed of Anson, Cumberland, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, and Sampson Counties and the town of Fayetteville.
Fayettevillecity and county seat, central Cumberland County at the head of navigation on the Cape Fear River. The first settlement at the site was about 1730. Est. 1762 as Campbellton, named for Farquhard Campbell. In 1778 Campbellton, and the adjacent trading center of Cross Creek, which see, were consolidated as Lower and Upper Campbellton, respectively. Name changed to Fayetteville in 1783 in honor of Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), who assisted Americans during the Revolutionary War. The legislature met there 1786, 1788-90, 1793-94. Location of Fayetteville State University and Methodist University. Produces textiles, dairy products, bakery products, machinery, lumber, and soft drinks. Alt. 107. Fort Bragg, which see, is nearby.