Fig, North Carolina

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36°27′10″N81°36′15″W / 36.45278°N 81.60417°W / 36.45278; -81.60417 Fig is an unincorporated community [1] in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, southwest of Clifton. It lies at an elevation of 2,802 feet (854 m).

History

A post office called Fig was established in 1888 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1969. [2] The community was named for the common fig. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fig, North Carolina
  2. "Ashe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  3. LIFE. January 31, 1944. p. 57. ISSN   0024-3019.