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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
Seniard Mountain

on the Haywood-Transylvania County line at the N end of Lanning Ridge. Alt. 5,025.
Seniard Ridge

N Transylvania County, extends SE from Seniard Mountain to Looking Glass Rock.
Service Ridge

W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending NW from Cataloochee Divide; center near lat. 35°33'27" N., long. 83°07'15" W., between Big Bald Branch and Little Bald Branch.
Servis Creek

rises in central Alamance County and flows E into Haw River.
Sessoms Mill Pond

on Chinkapin Creek in SE Hertford County; approx. ½ mi. long.
Setrock Creek

rises in S Yancey County and flows SE into South Toe River.
Settle

community in NE Iredell County served by post office, 1873-1906. Alt. 700. A weather station from the 1880s until mid-twentieth century.
Setzer Mountain

W Haywood County parallel to Campbell Creek. Named for a prominent family of early settlers. Maggie Setzer, for whom the community of Maggie was named, was a descendant of the family. The highest peak of the ridge, which is 2½ mi. long, is 4,810 ft. in elevation.
Setzer's Creek

rises in N central Caldwell County and flows SE into Warrior Creek. Named for John Setzer, who settled nearby about 1830.
Setzers Depot

See Claremont.