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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
Sherrills Ford

across Catawba River between Catawba and Iredell Counties. Named for Adam Sherrill, trailblazer in the settlement of W North Carolina who crossed the Catawba River there in 1747. The passage over the river was used by troops during the Revolutionary War. The site is now under the waters of Lake Norman. The name appears on various maps dating from the eighteenth century through 1963.
Sherrills Mill

See Sherrills Ford.
Sherrills Springs

community in S Cabarrus County. Mineral springs there still in use. Also known as Sossamon's Spring.
Sherron Acres

community in central Durham County approx. 1 mi. SE of the city of Durham.
Sherwood

community in S Cumberland County served by post office, 1883-1907.
Sheva

community in NW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1892-1903.
Shewbird Mountain

S Clay County near the SW end of Cherry Mountain.
Shields

community in SW Cherokee County.
Shields Ridge

N Yancey County between Charlie Creek and Cove Branch.
Shiloh

town in SW Camden County. Inc. 1883, but no long active in municipal affairs. Daniel Billet settled there before 1694, and the name "Billet's Bridge" is still known locally at the site of a bridge that he built. Named Danson's Manor after 1696, when 3,640 acres were granted to John Danson, son-in-law of Governor John Archdale. Danson never lived there, but his heirs held the property until 1739. In the middle of the eighteenth century, the place came to be called Mill Town for a group of watermills erected on a bluff overlooking the Pasquotank River. Shortly after 1800, the local Baptist church (organized 1729), the oldest Baptist church in the state, changed its name to Shiloh, and the name came to be applied to the community.