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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 John Ridge

N Haywood County between Big Creek and Pigeon River.
Sandy Landing

SE Beaufort County on the W side of South Creek.
Sandy Mush

community in NW Buncombe County near the junction of Clark Branch and Sandy Mush Creek. Took its name from the creek.
Sandy Mush Bald

on Newfound Mountain at the junction of Buncombe, Haywood, and Madison county lines. Alt. 5,152. Took its name from the nearby creek.
Sandy Mush Creek

rises near Wade Gap in NW Buncombe County and flows NE into French Broad River, forming a part of the Buncombe-Madison county line. Named by an early hunting party when sand from the creek water got into the mush they were cooking for supper.
Sandy Mush Township

W Buncombe County.
Sandy Plains

community in S Polk County served by post office, 1887-94.
Sandy Point

appears on the Gascoyne map, 1682, as the point of land presently in SE Bertie County between Salmon Creek and Roanoke River. It also appears on the Hack map, 1684.
Sandy Ridge

community in N Stokes County near Buffalo Creek.
Sandy Ridge Township

W Union County.