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Fairview Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. Historically, the community was known earliest as Alberty.
Hardin Edwards Taliaferro was a 19th-century Southern American humorist and a Baptist preacher. Taliaferro was born near Pine Ridge in Surry County, North Carolina but moved to Tennessee, where he was baptized two years later. In 1834, he married Elizabeth Henderson, who was ordained a preacher. In the fall of 1835, Taliaferro moved to Alabama, where he would reside for the following 20 years, serving many churches. In 1875 Taliaferro returned to Surry County, where he died on November 2.
Ararat is an unincorporated community in the Long Hill Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States. Ararat is situated on, and is named for, the Ararat River. Ararat is along the former Atlantic & Yadkin Railway line from Mount Airy to Rural Hall that is now operated by the Yadkin Valley Railroad. Landmarks near the center of the community include the community post office, fire department and area churches.
Lowgap is an unincorporated community in the Franklin Township of Surry County, North Carolina. Lowgap is named for the "low gap" the community is settled in among the Blue Ridge Mountains. The community is located at an elevation of 1,457 feet. Landmarks near the center of the community include the community post office, the community library housed in the former Lowgap School, fire department, and area churches. Local owned businesses such as L&H Enterprises, and Botommly Evergreens employ a lot of the citizens who reside here. North Carolina Highway 89, also known as West Pine Street, serves as the main thoroughfare in the community.
Stewarts Creek Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 5,653 according to the 2000 census.
Westfield in an unincorporated community in Surry and Stokes counties in North Carolina, United States. The community itself is located almost entirely within Surry County, with a small portion extending east into Stokes County. The majority of Westfield's Zip Code Tabulation Area is located within Stokes County.
Copeland is an unincorporated community in the Rockford Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
Level Cross is an unincorporated community located in the Rockford Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
Shoals is an unincorporated community in the Shoals Township of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
Woodville in an unincorporated community located in the Westfield Township of northeast Surry County, North Carolina, United States, near Big Creek. The main thoroughfare through the community is North Carolina Highway 89.
Slate Mountain is an unincorporated community located in northeast Surry County, North Carolina, United States between the Ararat River and Archies Creek. The community of Slate Mountain is named for the nearby summit of Slate Mountain which has an elevation 1,966 feet.
Sheltontown is an unincorporated community located along North Carolina Highway 89 in northeast Surry County, North Carolina, United States, near the city of Mount Airy, just east of Bannertown. The community generally lies between Rutledge Creek and the Ararat River.
Salem is an unincorporated community located in northern Surry County, North Carolina, United States on the outskirts of the city of Mount Airy. The community generally lies between Lovills Creek and the Ararat River. Prominent landmarks include Salem United Methodist Church.
Oak Grove is an unincorporated community in northern Surry County, North Carolina, United States, located near Bottom.
Bottom is an unincorporated community in the Stewarts Creek Township of northern Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The community is more commonly known as Beulah locally and is centered on the intersection of Beulah Road/Beulah Church Road and North Carolina Highway 89.
Crooked Oak is an unincorporated community in the Stewarts Creek Township of northern Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The community is centered on the intersection of Old Lowgap Road and Pine Ridge Road. Prominent landmarks in the community include Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church and cemetery.
Cherry Lane is an unincorporated community located in the Cherry Lane Township of Alleghany County, North Carolina. The community was settled around 1838 and was named for the cherry tree-bordered lane that led to the home of local resident Frank Bryan. The community is located along US Highway 21 near its junction with the Blue Ridge Parkway in southeastern Alleghany County.
Roaring Gap is an unincorporated community in the Cherry Lane Township of Alleghany County, North Carolina near the border with Wilkes County. Home to three private golf communities, Roaring Gap is a popular summer colony.
Fonville is an unincorporated community located along U.S. Highway 401 in the Stewarts Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina between Bunnlevel and the Cumberland County town of Linden.
North Carolina Highway 80 (NC 80) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway connects the various mountain communities straddled along Buck Creek, South Toe River and North Toe River in Western North Carolina and serves as a direct route, via the Blue Ridge Parkway, to Mount Mitchell State Park.
References
Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
