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Place Description
Frohock Sawmill

appears on the Collet map, 1770, as being near the mouth of Hunting Creek in present W Davie County. Undoubtedly owned by John Frohock (d. 1772), colonial official.

Frolictown Creek

rises in SE Jackson County and flows NE into Panthertown Creek.

Frost Mill Creek

rises in N Davie County and flows E into Dutchmans Creek. Formerly known as Sweet Creek, and as such appears in numerous early local records.

Frost's Iron Works

former community in SW Stokes County. A post office from 1829 to 1836; iron foundry flourished there about 1850-60.

Frosty Knob

mountain in W central Buncombe County. Alt. 4,576.

Frozea Creek

rises in S Transylvania County and flows sw, then SE into Toxaway Creek.

Frozen Knob

on the Madison County, N.C.-Unicoi County, Tenn., line.

Frozen Lake

S Transylvania County on Frozen Creek.

Frozenhead Ridge

W Watauga County, extends SE from the head of East Fork [Cove Creek] to Cove Creek, S of George Gap Branch.

Fruit Ridge

community in central Columbus County between Whiteville and Chadbourn.