NC Gazetteer

Cokesbury

Also known as: Buckhorn Iron Furnace
A community in Harnett County
… community in N Harnett County. Early center of Methodism in Cape Fear area. Named for Thomas Coke (1747-1814) and Francis Asbury (1745-1816), Methodist bishops. Nearby, Buckhorn Iron Furnace operated during Civil War and until 1873.