Fig, North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°27′10″N 81°36′15″W / 36.45278°N 81.60417°W Fig is an unincorporated community^[1] in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA, southwest of Clifton. It lies at an elevation of 2,802 feet (854 m).

History

A post office called Fig was established in 1888 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1969.^[2] The community was named for the common fig.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fig, North Carolina
2. "Ashe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
3. LIFE. 31 January 1944. p. 57. ISSN 0024-3019.