| Frank Mountain | S Henderson County near the South Carolina state line. Formerly known as Gau Mountain. |
| Franklin | a state organized in December 1784 in what had been the western territory of North Carolina. The area had been ceded by the state to the federal government briefly, but the act of cession was repealed. During the period, residents of the area organized the State of Franklin, and it was not until 1789 that North Carolina was able to reestablish jurisdiction over the area, the State of Franklin having collapsed the previous year. The area was again (and finally) ceded in 1789, and the state of Tennessee, admitted to the Union in 1796, was formed from it. See also Watauga Settlement; District of Washington. |
| Franklin | town and county seat in central Macon County on Little Tennessee River. Alt. 2,113. Settled prior to 1828; inc. 1855. Named for Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. A mound there marks the site of the old Cherokee town Nikwasi. A council of Sir Alexander Cuming with the Indians there led to a treaty in 1730. Produces textiles and lumber. |
| Franklin | community in N Rowan County est. about 1828 as Franklinville, named for Benjamin Franklin. Named changed to Franklin in 1884. |
| Franklin Branch | rises in W Caldwell County and flows S into Johns River near the town of Collettsville. |
| Franklin County | was formed in 1779 from Bute County, which see, when that county was divided to form Franklin and Warren Counties. Located in the NE section of the state, it is bounded by Nash, Wake, Granville, Vance, and Warren Counties. It was named for Benjamin Franklin (1706-90). Area: 494 sq. mi. County seat: Louisburg, with an elevation of 280 ft. Townships, now numbered 1 to 10, were formerly Dunn, Harris, Youngsville, Franklinton, Hayesville, Sandy Creek, Gold Mine, Cedar Rock, Cypress Creek, and Louisburg. Produces corn, wheat, oats, tobacco, Irish potatoes, hogs, livestock, marble, aluminum products, pharmaceuticals, electronics, lumber, and fabricated metals. |
| Franklin Gap | SW Cherokee County S of Franklin Mountain. |
| Franklin Mountain | SW Cherokee County between Hothouse Branch and Wolf Creek. |
| Franklin Spring | former resort in NW Person County. Flourished in the early twentieth century. Mineral water bottled and sold. |
| Franklin Township | central Macon County. |