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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
Shook Brook

rises in S Catawba County and flows SE into Rhodes Mill Creek.
Shook Gap

central Haywood County between Colman Gap and Cansadie Top. Alt. 2,800.
Shookville

community on Little Buck Creek in E Macon County.
Shooting Creek

rises in SE Clay County and flows W into Lake Chatuge on the Hiwassee River. The name is believed to be a translation of the Cherokee du-stagalan'yi (where it made a great noise), applied to the stream.
Shooting Creek Bald

S central Clay County. Alt. 5,010.
Shooting Creek Township

E Clay County.
Shooting Ridge

N Transylvania County, extends NE from Funneltop Mountain to Bradley Creek.
Shop Branch

rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Worm Creek.
Shop Cove

on the Beaufort-Pitt County line at the confluence of Tar River and Tranters Creek.
Shop Creek

rises in W Macon County and flows S into Little Choga Creek.