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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
Sandy Branch

rises in E Mitchell County and flows SE into Cane Creek.
Sandy Creek

rises in W Davidson County and flows NW into Hartleys Creek.
Sandy Creek Township

former township in N Franklin County, now township no. 6.
Sandy Cross

crossroads community in S Nash County. Named because of sandy soil in the vicinity.
Sandy Foundation

See Sandy Bottom.
Sandy Gap

central Cherokee County between West Prong Grape Creek and Rose Creek.
Sandy Gap Branch

rises in W Swain County on Welch Ridge and flows NW into Hazel Creek.
Sandy Grove

community in SE Hoke County served by post office, 1826-96.
Sandy Huss Creek

rises in N Carteret County and flows approx. 1 mi. SW into Adams Creek on the Craven County line. Perhaps named for the fish, amiatus calva, a dogfish sometimes also known as huss.
Sandy Inlet

former inlet between Topsail Sound and Atlantic Ocean, SE Pender County. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733; closed soon after 1775.