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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
Shell Rock Channel

SE Onslow County, flows S out of Bear Inlet.
Shell Stand Creek

rises in E Graham County and flows NE into Panther Creek.
Shellback Island

a tidal-marsh island in the Cape Fear River opposite Southport, SE Brunswick County.
Shellbank Point

peninsula extending from the W shore of N Bodie Island into Kitty Hawk Bay and Currituck Sound, NW Dare County. Named for mound of shells found at the site by early settlers.
Shelley Branch

rises in NW Nash County and flows SE into Sandy Creek.
Shelly Point

extends from the mainland of SW Carteret County into Bogue Sound.
Shelmerdine

town in S Pitt County.
Shelter Mountain

W Montgomery County between Clark's Creek and Pee Dee River.
Shelter Neck

community in N central Pender County on the E side of Northeast Cape Fear River near DeRossett Creek.
Shelter River

See Holly Shelter Creek.