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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
Shadrick Creek

rises in E McDowell County and flows E approx. 5 mi. into Old Catawba River in SW Burke County.
Shady Banks

community in central Beaufort County on the N bank of Pamlico River.
Shady Grove

community in NW Caswell County.
Shady Grove Township

E Davie County. Named for Shady Grove Methodist Church, est. prior to or in 1816.
Shadygrove

community in NW Sampson County.
Shaftesbury Precinct

was formed by 1668 as a division of Albemarle County. It was named for Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-83), one of the original Lords Proprietors of Carolina. Renamed Chowan Precinct about 1681. See also Chowan County.
Shaken

community in NE Pender County on Shaken Creek E of its junction with Holly Shelter Creek. Served by post office, 1907-18.
Shaken Creek

rises in E Pender County and flows NW into Holly Shelter Creek.
Shakerag

See Osgood.
Shaleville

community in W Madison County on Ferry Branch.