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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
Snoad Branch

rises in NW Beaufort County and flows SE to join Old Ford Swamp in forming Aggie Run.
Snodes Creek

rises in SE Beaufort County and flows E into Goose Creek.
Snow Camp

community in SW Alamance County on Cane Creek. Dixon's Mill there dates from 1753. An iron foundry was est. there about 1800 and, as late as 1879, was still in operation. Legend says the name Snow Camp was given the community by Cornwallis's soldiers, who camped there after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse during a heavy snow.
Snow Creek

rises in N Catawba County and flows NE into Catawba River.
Snow Creek Township

S central Mitchell County.
Snow Hill

community in N Chowan County.
Snow Hill Crossroads

community in N Duplin County.
Snow Hill Township

central Greene County.
Snow Marsh

a series of small tidal marshes, SE Brunswick County in the Cape Fear River below Sunny Point.
Snow Mountain

N Avery County. Alt. 5,332.