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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
Snatchet

community in E Duplin County later known as Beulaville, which see.
Snead Branch

rises in E Cherokee County and flows SE into Slow Creek.
Sneads Creek

rises in S Onslow County and flows SE into New River.
Sneads Ferry

community in S Onslow County on New River. Alt. 10. Originally called Lower Ferry on New River when the first ferry was licensed and operated there by Edmund Ennett in 1725. Robert W. Snead settled there about 1760 and operated the ferry and a tavern. The name of the community was then changed to Sneads Ferry. Post office est. 1842. The ferry ceased to operate in 1939 when a bridge was opened a short distance up the river. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. See also Fulcher Landing.
Sneads Grove

community in central Scotland County. Known earlier as Sneads Grove Church.
Sneed Branch

rises in central Cherokee County and flows SW parallel to Rocky Pen Ridge into Nottely River.
Sneedsborough

See Old Sneedsborough.
Sneeky Creek

rose in S Clay County and flowed NE into Hiwassee River. Its course is now covered by the waters of Chatuge Lake.
Snider

community in S Davidson County.
Snipe Creek

rises in W Person County and flows NW into Mill Creek.