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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
Shingle Landing Creek

rises in Norfolk County, Va., and flows SE through NW Currituck County and into Northwest River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733, and others as recent as MacRae, 1833, as Moyock Creek. Apparently named Shingle Landing about 1800.
Shingle Pile Creek

rises in E Yancey County and flows W into Little Whiteoak Creek.
Shingle Point

the W side of an unnamed island off Core Banks in Core Sound, E Carteret County. The island is between Goose Island on the S and Duges Island on the n.
Shingle Top

S Cherokee County between Cane, Martin, and Moccasin Creeks.
Shingletree Branch

rises in central Macon County and flows S into Wayah Creek.
Shingletree Swamp

rises in SW Brunswick County and flows NW into Cawcaw Swamp on W edge of Thomas Bay.
Shining Creek

rises in S Haywood County and flows E into East Fork Pigeon River.
Shining Creek Gap

SE Haywood County on the mouth of Shining Creek.
Shining Rock Creek

rises in S Haywood County and flows W into Little East Fork Pigeon River.
Shining Rock Gap

S Haywood County on the head of North Fork.