Cognac, North Carolina

Cognac, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°57′23″N79°36′35″W / 34.95639°N 79.60972°W / 34.95639; -79.60972
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Richmond
Elevation	394 ft (120 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	910, 472
GNIS feature ID	1019718

Cognac is an unincorporated community in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. ^[1]

History

A post office called Cognac was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1953. ^[2] The community was named after the liquor cognac, since this is a wine-growing district. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cognac, North Carolina
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 26.