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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
Snow Point

SE Brunswick County, extends SE from the mainland into Cape Fear River at the mouth of Walden Creek and on the W side of Snow Marsh. Appears on the Collet map, 1770.
Snowball Gap

N Buncombe County SE of Little Snowball Mountain.
Snowball Mountain

NE Buncombe County at the S end of Little Fork Ridge. Also known as Big Snowball Mountain. Alt. 5,494. Named for the fact that in winter the peak is frequently covered at its crest by a low cloud, giving the appearance of a large snowball.
Snowbird Creek

rises in SW Graham County and flows SE and NE into Santeetlah Lake. Called Titiyi (snowbird place) by Indians.
Snowbird Gap

central Graham County between Snowbird Creek and Atoah Creek.
Snowbird Mountain

on the Jackson-Macon county line.
Snowbird Mountains

extend across the E half of the Cherokee-Graham county line between Hawk Knob and Nantahala River. Max. alt. 4,743 at Teyahalee Bald.
Snowbird Top

on the Cherokee-Graham county line in the Snowbird Mountains. Alt. 3,882.
Snowden

community in N Currituck County. Post office est. 1883; named for second postmaster, Milton Snowden. Service discontinued, 1966. Alt. 9.
Snows Cut

canal in S New Hanover County approx. 1 3/5 mi. long, connects Myrtle Sound with Cape Fear River. It forms a part of the Intracoastal Waterway.