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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
Slate Rock Ridge

N Transylvania County, extends SE from the NW end of Dividing Ridge to the NW end of Pilot Cove.
Slatestone

community in N central Beaufort County. Alt. 40.
Slatten Creek

rises in central Jackson County and flows SE into Robinson Creek.
Slaty Branch

rises in NE Buncombe County and flows SE into Flat Creek.
Slaty Knob

W Madison County between Rector Branch and French Broad River. Alt. 2,790.
Sled Runner Gap

in the Unicoi Mountains on the Cherokee County, N.C.-Monroe County, Tenn., line near the headwaters of Garreck Creek. Alt. approx. 3,850.
Sleepy Creek

rises in SE Carteret County between the communities of Gloucester and Marshallberg and flows S approx. 1½ mi. into The Straits. Appears on the Collet map, 1770.
Sleepy Gap

S Buncombe County between Grassy Knob and Truckwheel Mountain.
Slek Creek

See Town Fork Creek.
Slick Rock

elevation between the head of Norton Branch and the head of Cane Creek in SE Macon County approx. 3 mi. SE of town of Highlands. Alt. approx. 3,340.