Cape Fear is an unincorporated community located along North Carolina Highway 210 in the Neills Creek Township of Harnett County, North Carolina, United States,[1] near the town of Lillington. It is a part of the Dunn Micropolitan Area, which is also a part of the greater Raleigh–Durham–Cary Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

The community generally lies near the north bank of the Cape Fear River.[2] Prominent nearby landmarks include the Cape Fear Presbyterian Church.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cape Fear, Harnett County, North Carolina
  2. ^ Powell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1

35°25′31″N 78°48′53″W / 35.4251600°N 78.8147409°W / 35.4251600; -78.8147409


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