Gibraltar, North Carolina

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

↑ "Gibraltar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ 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.
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Printing Office. p. 137.

Municipalities and communities of Union County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Monroe

City	Monroe

Towns	Fairview Hemby Bridge Indian Trail Marshville Mineral Springs Mint Hill‡ Stallings‡ Unionville Waxhaw Weddington‡ Wingate

Villages	Lake Park Marvin Wesley Chapel

CDP	JAARS

Unincorporated communities	Brief Jackson New Salem Olive Branch Roughedge

Ghost town	Gibraltar

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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