Gibraltar, North Carolina

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Gibraltar is a former settlement in Union County, North Carolina, United States. [1] [2] It was named for the British territory of Gibraltar. [3]


References

  1. ↑ "Gibraltar". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ United States Board of Geographic Names (1907). Third Report of the United States Board on Geographic Names, 1890-1906. United States Government Printing Office. p. 71.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Printing Office. p.  137.


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