Farrar, Tarboro, North Carolina
Farrar is an unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. The town was probably named for Owen Cicero Farrar, a leading member of the local Baptist church and businessman who ran the general store, the Hotel Farrar, and founder of the Tarboro Cotton Factory constructed in 1888 in nearby Tarboro.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farrar, Tarboro, North Carolina
- ^ William S. Powell, Michael Hill (2010). The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History. ISBN 9780807898291.
- ^ Joseph Kelly Turner, John Luther Bridgers (1920). History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Edwards & Broughton printing Company. p. 423. ISBN 9780807898291.
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- ^ "Tarboro Historic District". Living Places.com. September 28, 2019.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |