Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Chambersburg Township |
SE Iredell County. Named for local Chambers family. |
| Champion |
community in SW Wilkes County near South Prong Lewis Fork Creek. |
| Chancandepeco Inlet |
from the Atlantic Ocean into Pamlico Sound through Hatteras Island N of Cape Hatteras, SE Dare County. Opened prior to 1585 and closed prior to 1657. Appears as Chacandepeco on the Velasco map, 1611. The name is possibly a Spanish spelling for an Algonquian Indian word meaning "it dips and disappears as shallows." |
| Chance |
community in W Sampson County served by post office, 1889-1904. |
| Chandler |
community in NE Montgomery County served by post office, 1875-1927. Known as Chandler's Grove until 1894. |
| Chandler Creek |
rises in E Madison County and flows SE into California Creek. |
| Chandler Knob |
N Madison County near the head of Revere Creek. |
| Chandler's Grove |
See Chandler. |
| Chaney Creek |
rises in central Onslow County and flows SW into New River. |
| Chapanoke |
community in E Perquimans County. Named for an Indian village, Chepanoc, the site of which probably is on Wade Point, Pasquotank County. The name apparently was an Indian word for "land of the dead." Alt. 15. |