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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
Shoal Creek Falls

on Shoal Creek in SW Henderson County.
Shoal Creek Gap

E Yancey County near the head of Shoal Creek.
Shoal Creek Township

W central Cherokee County.
Shoal Inlet

See Masonboro Inlet.
Shoal Mountain

W Jackson County between Thorpe Reservoir and Shoal Creek.
Shoals

community in SE Surry County between Grassy Creek and Yadkin River. Named for Bean Shoals in Yadkin River.
Shoals Township

SE Surry County.
Shocco

community in N Franklin County. Site of popular nineteenth-century springs and resort.
Shocco Creek

rises in E Vance County and flows SE through Warren County onto the Franklin-Warren County line, where it enters Fishing Creek. Shown on the Price map, 1808. Named for the Shoccoree Indian tribe.
Shocco Springs

former health resort in S Warren County on Shocco Creek. Located approx. 9 mi. S of Warrenton, it was popular in the nineteenth century as a social, recreational, and health resort built around mineral springs. Shocco Male Academy was located there. Neither is in existence any longer. Shocco Springs had a post office from 1832 until 1866 and was shown on the Price map, 1808.