Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Atkin River |
See Yadkin River. |
| Atkins Bank |
See Kinston. |
| Atkinson |
town in W Pender County. Laid out on the lands of W. H. Lewis in 1883 (the year after a station had been est. there on the railroad) and known as Lewis. Inc. 1909 as Atkinson, named for an engineer whose work sped the completion of the railroad. Alt. 65. |
| Atkinson Pond |
approx. 1 mi. long, on Moccasin Creek in SE Johnston County. |
| Atlantic |
town in NE Carteret County, inc. 1905, but not now active in municipal affairs. Alt. 15. Settled about 1740; called Hunting Quarters until 1890. Post office est. 1880. |
| Atlantic Beach |
town on the E end of Bogue Banks on the Atlantic Ocean. Inc. 1937. |
| Atlantic Ocean |
forms the E boundary of North Carolina. The state has a shoreline of 328 mi. |
| Atlantic Township |
E Dare County on the Outer Banks. |
| Atlee |
community in E Rockingham County served by post office, 1889-1903. |
| Atoah Creek |
rises in S Graham County and flows NE into Long Creek. |