Cognac, North Carolina

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Cognac, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Cognac, North Carolina
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Cognac, North Carolina
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 ID1019718

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]

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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.


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