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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
Sally Mountain

E Madison County between Middle Fork and Ponder Creek.
Sally Queen Creek

rises in NE Rutherford County near the Burke County line and flows SW into North Fork.
Sally's Creek

rises in W Caldwell County and flows SE into Johns River.
Salmon Creek

rises in E Bertie County and flows SE into Chowan River. Appears as Flatt's Creek on the Comberford map, 1657, but as Salmon Creek on the Ogilby map, 1671. Probably named for an early settler. Area known as "Seedbed of the Colony" due to residence of early settlers, such as Nathaniel Batts, and leaders, such as Charles Eden, royal governor.
Salola

See Sugarloaf Mountain.
Salola Branch

rises in N Swain County S of Clingmans Dome and flows SE into Noland Creek. Salola was the Cherokee Indian word for squirrel.
Sals Creek

rises in S Transylvania County and flows NE into Glady Fork.
Salser Branch

rises in central Macon County and flows E into McDowell Branch.
Salt Branch

rises in S Onslow County and flows E into Chadwick Bay.
Salt Rock Gap

S Yancey County on Buncombe Horse Range Ridge.