Cedar Falls is an
unincorporated community
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in
Randolph County Randolph County is the name of eight counties in the United States:
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*Randolph County, Arkansas
*Randolph County, Georgia
*Randolph County, Illinois
*Randolph County, Indiana
*Randolph County, Missouri
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,
North Carolina
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, United States. The community is located along the
Deep River, northeast of
Asheboro
Asheboro is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 25,012 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greensboro–High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont Triad and is home of the sta ...
. Cedar Falls has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 27230, which opened on March 4, 1878.
History
Cedar Falls was originally named Everett's Mill, in reference to Benjamin Everett. The first cotton mill in Randolph County, Sapona Cotton Mills, was established in the community in 1836. Cedar Falls was incorporated in 1899 but its incorporated status was revoked two years later.
Geography
The community is located in central Randolph County and sits along the
Deep River.
References
Works cited
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Unincorporated communities in Randolph County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
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