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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
Somey Creek

See Sumey Creek.
Sommey Creek

See Sumey Creek.
Sonoma

community in S Haywood County served by post office, 1878-1905.
Sophia

community in N Randolph County. Settled prior to 1779. Post office est. 1891. Probably named for Sophia Clement, local resident. Alt. 801.
Soracte

See Sarecta.
Sornook

See Mount Guyot.
Sorrell Creek

rises in S Haywood County and flows NW into Little East Fork Pigeon River.
Sorrell's Creek

rises in W Wake County and flows NW into Black Creek.
Sorrells Cove

E Haywood County between Brown Cove and Thickety Creek.
Sorrow Creek

appears on the Collet map, 1770, apparently rising in what is now N Davidson County and flowing W into South Fork in S Forsyth County.