North Carolina Gazetteer browse
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Franklin | town and county seat in central Macon County on Little Tennessee River. Alt. 2,113. Settled prior to 1828; inc. 1855. Named for Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. A mound there marks the site of the old Cherokee town Nikwasi. A council of Sir Alexander Cuming with the Indians there led to a treaty in 1730. Produces textiles and lumber. |
| Franklin | community in N Rowan County est. about 1828 as Franklinville, named for Benjamin Franklin. Named changed to Franklin in 1884. |
| Franklin Branch | rises in W Caldwell County and flows S into Johns River near the town of Collettsville. |
| Franklin County | was formed in 1779 from Bute County, which see, when that county was divided to form Franklin and Warren Counties. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Nash, Wake, Granville, Vance, and Warren Counties. It was named for Benjamin Franklin (1706-90). Area: 494 sq. mi. County seat: Louisburg, with an elevation of 280 ft. Townships, now numbered 1 to 10, were formerly Dunn, Harris, Youngsville, Franklinton, Hayesville, Sandy Creek, Gold Mine, Cedar Rock, Cypress Creek, and Louisburg. Produces corn, wheat, oats, tobacco, Irish potatoes, hogs, livestock, marble, aluminum products, pharmaceuticals, electronics, lumber, and fabricated metals. |
| Franklin Gap | SW Cherokee County S of Franklin Mountain. |
| Franklin Mountain | SW Cherokee County between Hothouse Branch and Wolf Creek. |
| Franklin Spring | former resort in NW Person County. Flourished in the early twentieth century. Mineral water bottled and sold. |
| Franklin Township | central Macon County. |
| Franklin Township | NE Rowan County. |
| Franklin Township | S Sampson County. |