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Place Description
Edgewater

community in S central Carteret County NW of Morehead City. Alt. 19 ft. Formerly named Morehead Bluffs.

Edgewood

community in E Caswell County.

Edinburg

former town in SW Montgomery County. Inc. 1807 at the store of, and on the land of, John Billingsly. A post office was there as early as 1828 and as recently as 1882. Site now abandoned. Also spelled Edinborough and Edenboro, 1827-94. Named for the city in Scotland by local residents of Scottish descent. Site of former Edinborough Academy.

Edith

community in SE Catawba County. Alt. 1,050.

Edith Lake

S Henderson County on Green River. Approx. 1½ mi. long.

Edmiston

See Sunnyside.

Edmonds

community in NE Alleghany County and Virginia.

Edney Branch

rises in W Yancey County and flows S into Cane River.

Edneyville

community in E Henderson County. Named for Rev. Samuel Edney, Methodist minister who served as postmaster and magistrate. A post office there since 1842. Former high school now a regional training center for law enforcement. Alt. 2,247.

Edneyville Township

NE Henderson County.