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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
Saunders Point

peninsula extending from NE Pamlico County into Bay River.
Saunders’ Store

community in SW Caswell County.
Saunook

community in W Haywood County. Alt. 3,206. Said to have been named for a Cherokee Indian who lived in the vicinity.
Saura Town

See Lower Saura Town; Upper Saura Town.
Saurat

See Upper Saura Town.
Sauratown

former community in SE Stokes County near the mouth of Town Fork Creek on Dan River. A post office operated there, 1876-87. Earlier post office, named Saura Town, operated 1833-39.
Sauratown Mountain

a range extending from W Stokes County into the center of the county. Alt. 2,465. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. Named for the Saura Indians, who lived in the area. The Indians were mentioned by William Byrd, 1728.
Sauratown Township

SE Stokes County.
Savage

community in E Gates County served by post office, 1904-35. Alt. 33. Settled prior to Civil War and named for G. W. Savage, local landowner.
Savages Crossroads

community in N Gates County. Known first as Pipkin's Crossroads, then as Brickhouse.