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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
Sharps

community in W Rockingham County. Named for John Sharp, local landowner.
Sharpsburg

town at the coincident corners of Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson Counties. Inc. 1883. Settled about 1851. Named for John Jay Sharp, who moved there in 1844 and was later representative in the General Assembly. Alt. 143.
Sharptop

peak in S Yancey County N of Little Creek. Alt. approx. 5,500.
Sharptop Ridge

SE Clay County NW of Hightower Bald, Ga. See also Montgomery Corner.
Sharpy Mountain

N Transylvania County between Sandy Gap and Sampson Gap in Pisgah National Forest. Alt. 3,383.
Sharron Branch

rises in S central Brunswick County and flows SW into Sharron Creek.
Sharron Creek

rises in S central Brunswick County and flows SW into Shallotte River.
Shate Gap

S Yancey County near Cane River.
Shateen Branch

rises in SW Yancey County and flows E into Cane River.
Shatley Springs

community in E Ashe County.