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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
Scuffletown

town in E Greene County on Little Contentnea Creek served by post office, 1837-42. Also spelled Scuffleton. Inc. 1885, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Settled prior to 1756; served by post office, 1837-42. Name said to be derived from disagreement among members of the local Free Will Baptist church. In recent years generally known as Ridge Spring.
Scull Camp

See Skull Camp Mountain.
Scuppernong

community in E Washington County. Post office est. 1849, discontinued 1908. Location formerly known as Cool Spring.
Scuppernong Lake

See Lake Phelps.
Scuppernong River

rises in E Washington County in East Dismal Swamp and flows E into W Tyrrell County, where it turns to flow NW into Albemarle Sound. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733, as Cascoponung River. It appears as Cuscopang River on a 1788 map. Approx. 22 mi. long.
Scuppernong Township

NW Tyrrell County.
Sea Banks

See Outer Banks; Shackle ford Banks.
Sea Breeze

resort community in S New Hanover County near the S end of Myrtle Sound. Est. to serve African Americans.
Sea Cattle

See Middle Ground.
Sea Level Township

NE Carteret County on Nelson Bay and Core Sound.