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Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
Gay, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°17′29″N 83°16′24″W / 35.29139°N 83.27333°W / 35.29139; -83.27333
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyJackson
Elevation2,303 ft (702 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1011456

Gay is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.

History

A post office was established at Gay in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953. The community has the name of Gay Sutton, a pioneer citizen.

References

  1. "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gay, North Carolina
  3. "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 56.
Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Sylva
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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