Coordinates: 35°53′44″N 77°32′34″W / 35.89556°N 77.54278°W / 35.89556; -77.54278

Farrar, Tarboro, North Carolina

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Farrar, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Farrar, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Farrar, North Carolina
Farrar, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°53′44″N 77°32′34″W / 35.89556°N 77.54278°W / 35.89556; -77.54278
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyEdgecombe
Elevation
[1]
66 ft (20 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1020223 [1]

Farrar is an unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. The town was probably named for Owen Cicero Farrar,[2] a leading member of the local Baptist church and businessman who ran the general store, the Hotel Farrar, and founder of the Tarboro Cotton Factory constructed in 1888 in nearby Tarboro.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farrar, Tarboro, North Carolina
  2. ^ William S. Powell, Michael Hill (2010). The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History. ISBN 9780807898291.
  3. ^ Joseph Kelly Turner, John Luther Bridgers (1920). History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Edwards & Broughton printing Company. p. 423. ISBN 9780807898291. farrar, north carolina edgecombe.
  4. ^ "Tarboro Historic District". Living Places.com. September 28, 2019.


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