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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
Siler Bald Branch

rises on the S side of Siler Bald in SW Macon County and flows SE into Bryson Branch.
Siler City

town in W Chatham County. Known first as Matthews Cross Roads because it was at the junction of the Raleigh-Salisbury and Fayetteville-Greensboro plank roads. Later known as Siler's Store and Siler's Station. Post office est. there in 1880 as Energy; changed to Siler City in 1884. Inc. 1887. Alt. 598. Produces furniture, textiles, processed grain, and poultry.
Silers Bald

mountain on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Welch Ridge near lat. 35°33'58" N., long. 83°33'56" W. Alt. 5,620. Named for Jesse Richardson Siler (1793-1876) of Franklin, who owned the mountain and kept large herds of cattle on it.
Siles Branch

rises in W Swain County and flows NW into Nantahala River.
Siles Gap

S Swain County between the head of Tarkiln Branch and the head of Siles Branch.
Silk Hope

community in NW Chatham County. Probably named in antebellum period at a time when there was an interest in producing homegrown silk.
Sills Creek

rises in N Pender County and flows NE into Sawyers Creek.
Siloam

community in S Surry County on Yadkin River. Alt. 811. Halls Ferry across the river was operated there as late as the 1930s.
Siloam Township

SE Surry County.
Silver

community in SE Stanly County served by post office, 1884-1906. Later known as Rocky River Springs.