Gazetteer
Place | Description |
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Delight |
See Lattimore. |
Delightful Plains |
is shown on the Moseley map, 1733, as extending from the present Big Bay of Bladen County SE and parallel with the present Brown Marsh Swamp. |
Delk |
community in W Forsyth County served by post office, 1889-1907. |
Dellaplane |
community in S Wilkes County between Brier Creek and Fishing Creek. Col. John Bryan (1753-1842) settled there about 1803. |
Dellinger Branch |
rises in S Lincoln County and flows SE into Leepers Creek. |
Dellinger Hollow |
in E Mitchell County between Long Ridge and the Avery-Mitchell county line. |
Dellingers |
See Concord. |
Dellview |
town in NW Gaston County. Inc. 1925 by three Dellinger brothers who operated a large chicken farm at the site. They wanted better protection from stray dogs than was provided by the county. By incorporating their farm as a town, they could enact and enforce a town ordinance against stray dogs. About 1930 fire destroyed the chicken business, and by 1967 only a single member of the family was living in the "town." |
Dellwood |
community in central Haywood County on Jonathans Creek. Alt. 2,771. |
Delmar |
community in central Halifax County between Halifax and Enfield. |