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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
Sea of Rawnocke

See Albemarle Sound.
Seaboard

town in N Northampton County. Alt. 126. Settled about 1750 and known first as Concord. Inc. 1877. Named for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Post office since 1853.
Seaboard Township

N central Northampton County.
Seaforth

community in E Chatham County. The site is now under the waters of Jordan Lake.
Seagate

community in E New Hanover County on the S side of Bradleys Creek. Alt. 10. Served by post office, 1910-32. Settled about 1890. Named for the fact that it is located on an inlet of Wrightsville Sound, with access thereby to the sea.
Seago's Lake

E Anson County SE of Lilesville. Covers approx. 10 acres; max. depth 20 ft. Formed early in the twentieth century when gravel was removed from the site. Named for owner.
Seagrove

town in S Randolph County. Inc. 1913. Named for a railroad official. Alt. 716. Post office since 1897. Home to North Carolina Pottery Center.
Seagull

community on Currituck Banks, E Currituck County. A lifesaving station there originally was called Old Currituck Inlet. A Coast Guard station there was decommissioned following World War II. Post office operated from 1908 to 1924.
Sealevel

community in NE Carteret County on Core Sound.
Sealeys Creek

See Celia Creek.