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Gibraltar, North Carolina

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Gibraltar is a former settlement in Union County, North Carolina, United States.[1][2] It was named for the British territory of Gibraltar.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gibraltar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Board of Geographic Names (1907). Third Report of the United States Board on Geographic Names, 1890-1906. United States Government Printing Office. p. 71.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Printing Office. p. 137.