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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
Snyder Creek

rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Tatham Creek.
Soakas Creek

rises in N Davidson County and flows W into S Forsyth County, where it enters South Fork Muddy Creek.
Soapstone Branch

rises in NW Henderson County in Pisgah National Forest and flows E into McDowell Creek.
Soapstone Creek

rises in N Jackson County and flows N into Scott Creek.
Soapstone Gap

E Haywood County between Mary Gray Knob and Wines Top. Alt. 3,640.
Soapstone Knob

S Swain County near Marr Branch and Brush Creek.
Soapstone Mount

formerly a large pyrophyllite formation in NE Randolph County; for a number of years, the mineral was mined, crushed at nearby Staley, and shipped away for refining and use in talc products. A post office by the name operated there, 1851-1901.
Soapstone Ridge

extends SE from Three Forks Mountain in W Transylvania County to Catheys Creek in W central Transylvania County.
Society Parish

Church of England, Bertie County, est. with the formation of the county in 1722 and coextensive with it. Named for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Previously the territory had been in SouthWest Parish, Chowan County, est. 1715. The parish had 930 white taxable inhabitants in 1767, described as "capable to maintain & willing to receive a Minister." Divided in 1727 to form Northwest Parish, which became Northampton County in 1741. The church for Society Parish was in the Merry Hill section of the county on Duckenfield land.
Soco Bald

on the Jackson-Swain county line near the head of Madcap Branch.