THEN & NOW
Beyond the city limits
Cumberland County has eight incorporated towns and cities. But there are dozens of other communities with their own identities. Some trace their roots to Scotland; others bear the names of people who ran businesses where two roads crossed. Here's a sampling:
Ardulusa: Near the intersection of U.S. 301 and Tom Starling Road. Named after Ardlussa, a village in the Campbelton region of Scotland.
Beard: The intersection of Beard and Coleman roads. The Beard family harvested timber there. Don Beard Jr. was postmaster. The post office was open from 1892 to 1931.
Bethany Crossroads: The intersection of Wade-Stedman and Maxwell roads, north of Stedman. Camp Ground Methodist Church was founded there in 1848. The name changed to Bethany Methodist Church in 1870.
Bonnie Doone: Between Bragg Boulevard and the All American Freeway. It was incorporated in 1941 and had its charter repealed in 1953. The name was given to the area by early settlers, possibly after the Doon river in southwest Scotland.
Cedar Creek: On the stream of the same name, on the east side of the Cape Fear River at the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Tabor Church Road. It was known as Terebinthe in 1882. There was a post office there from 1870 to 1936.
Cumberland: West of the intersection of Cumberland and Hope Mills roads. In 1850, it was known as Beaver Creek, for the stream it is located on. It was incorporated in 1889. It is no longer incorporated but still has a post office.
Eastover: East of the Cape Fear River. Once known as Flea Hill because, as legend goes, a tavern there was plagued by fleas from hogs and goats sleeping there.
Eutaw: Off Bragg Boulevard. Comes from the Indian word "Ihtawa," meaning pine tree.
Fenix: The Lake Rim area off Raeford Road. Fenix was once a stop on the Aberdeen & Rockfish "jitney" rail line that ran to Fayetteville.
Gray's Creek: Area around the intersection of N.C. 87 and Tom Starling Road. Legend says the community is named for a man who lost a fight there.
Judson: Area east of Interstate 95 around Judson Church, Cedar Creek and Evans Dairy roads. Judson Memorial Baptist Church was named after missionary Adoniram Judson.
Massey Hill: Area off Southern Avenue. It was named after Thomas Massey, who purchased land along the Southern Plank Road from his father, John.
Quewhiffle Township: Western part of Cumberland County ceded to Hoke County in 1911. Derived from the Gaelic word for smuggler.
Skibo: Around the intersection of Skibo Road and Morganton Road, site of Cross Creek Mall. It was named after the Skibo estate in Scotland. In Celtic, Skibo means fairyland or place of peace.
Slocomb: Area off Ramsey Street near Slocomb and McBryde roads. A post office was there from 1910 to 1932, and A.H. Slocomb ran a turpentine distillery there.
Tokay: Area off Ramsey Street in Fayetteville. Tokay is a kind of grape.
Wade: On Dunn Road, west of Interstate 95, It was named for N.G. Wade, a stockholder in the railroad, and incorporated in 1913.
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