Farrar, Tarboro, North Carolina

Farrar, North Carolina
Farrar, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°53′44″N 77°32′34″W / 35.89556°N 77.54278°W / 35.89556; -77.54278
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyEdgecombe
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1020223

Farrar is an unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. The town was probably named for Owen Cicero Farrar, a leading member of the local Baptist church and businessman who ran the general store, the Hotel Farrar, and founder of the Tarboro Cotton Factory constructed in 1888 in nearby Tarboro.