Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Floyd |
community in SE Cumberland County served by post office, 1889-1907. |
| Floyds Creek |
rises in S Rutherford County and flows S into Broad River. |
| Fly |
community in central Montgomery County served by post office, 1889-97. |
| Flynn |
community in S Moore County served by post office, 1891-1901. |
| Flynn Ridge |
S Yancey County between Setrock Creek and Whiteside Branch. |
| Fodderstack Mountain |
NW Buncombe County between South Turkey and North Turkey Creeks. |
| Folk Hill |
community in central Rockingham County named for Douglas Foucht, local sawmill owner and farmer, whose home stood on large hill. By 1920s name became Folk Hill. |
| Folkstone |
community in SW Onslow County. Alt. 69. Believed to have been named by a retired sea captain for his native town in England. Served by post office, 1902-54. |
| Folly Creek |
rises in W Henderson County and flows NW into Little Willow Creek. |
| Folly Fork |
community in NE Gates County. Folly post office est. prior to 1828. Frequently in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the word folly was used in the sense of the French folie (delight; favorite abode) and it formed a part of the name of English estates. |