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Preface to the 2nd edition
Preface to the 1st edition
Acknowledgments

"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
Rose Mountain

extends along NW Burke County. Alt. 2,600.
Rose Ridge

a spur of Big Yellow Mountain in W Avery County. Named for Rose family. Also called Hurricane Ridge.
Roseboro

town in W Sampson County. Inc. 1891 and named for George McNeil Rose (1846-1924), chief counsel of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad. Alt. 137. Owensville (Owenville post office), est. prior to 1839 on Little Coharie Creek a short distance W of the site of Roseboro, declined with the growth of Roseboro.
Roseborough

community in SE Avery County.
Rosebud

community in SE Stokes County.
Rosedale

community in NE Pasquotank County. Settled prior to 1890.
Roseland

community in SW Moore County. Est. around 1896 as a rival resort to Southern Pines and Pinehurst. At one time there were a number of homes there, as well as a hotel, lake, stores, and a weekly newspaper, but now it is only a rural community.
Roseman

See Rockett.
Rosemary

former community in N Halifax County, now within the limits of Roanoke Rapids. Served by post office, 1902-32.
Rosemead

community in NE Bertie County served by post office, 1891-1905.