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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.

Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."

--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell

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Place Description
Big Creek

rises in W Haywood County near lat. 35°42'05" N., long. 83°14'50" W., and flows NE into Pigeon River.

Big Creek Township

NW Stokes County.

Big Cypress Swamp

rises in S Columbus County and flows S to join Monie Swamp in forming Seven Creeks.

Big Dam Branch

rises in N Cherokee County in the Snowbird Mountains and flows SW into Hyatt Creek.

Big Deserter Island

a land formation in S Duplin County surrounded by marsh.

Big Dismal

a pocosin at the head of Big Swamp, a stream in W Sampson County.

Big Dog Mountain

in SE Macon County between Cullasaja River and Kettle Rock.

Big East Fork

a cove on Dry Branch in E Haywood County.

Big Elk Creek

rises in NE Watauga County and flows SE into South Fork New River at town of Todd.

Big Elk Mountain

S central Avery County.