Gay, North Carolina

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Gay, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Gay
Coordinates: 35°17′29″N83°16′24″W / 35.29139°N 83.27333°W / 35.29139; -83.27333 Coordinates: 35°17′29″N83°16′24″W / 35.29139°N 83.27333°W / 35.29139; -83.27333
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Jackson
Elevation
2,303 ft (702 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 828
GNIS feature ID1011456 [1]

Gay is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. [2]

History

A post office was established at Gay in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953. [3] The community has the name of Gay Sutton, a pioneer citizen. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gay, North Carolina
  3. ↑ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 56.


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