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,[4] 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.[5][6]

Farrar, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Farrar, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°53′44″N 77°32′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyEdgecombe
Elevation
66 [1] ft (20 [2] m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1020223 [3]

References
  1. "Farrar, North Carolina". USGS.gov. September 28, 2019.
  2. "Farrar, North Carolina". Roadsidethoughts.com. September 28, 2019.
  3. "Farrar, North Carolina". Cartographic.info. September 28, 2019.
  4. William S. Powell, Michael Hill (2010). "The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History". ISBN 9780807898291. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. oseph Kelly Turner, John Luther Bridgers (1920). "History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina". Edwards & Broughton printing Company: 423. ISBN 9780807898291. farrar, north carolina edgecombe. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Tarboro Historic District". Living Places.com. September 28, 2019.



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