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, United States, southwest of Clifton. It lies at an elevation of 2,802 feet (854 m).
History
editA 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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fig, North Carolina
- ^ "Ashe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ LIFE. January 31, 1944. p. 57. ISSN 0024-3019.