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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
South Prong Lewis Fork Creek

rises in W Wilkes County and flows SE approx. 9 mi. to join North Prong Lewis Fork Creek in forming Lewis Fork Creek. Yates Mountain lies between the two prongs.
South Prong Stanley Creek

rises in NE Gaston County and flows SE into Dutchmans Creek.
South Prong Turkey Creek

rises in N Transylvania County and flows SE to join North Prong Turkey Creek in forming Turkey Creek.
South Prong West Branch

rises in N Mecklenburg County and flows SE into Rocky River.
South Prong [Clarks Creek]

rises in N Mecklenburg County and flows E to join North Prong in forming Clarks Creek.
South Prong [Glady Fork]

rises in S Transylvania County on N slopes of Sassafras Mountain and flows NE and then NW to join West Prong [Glady Fork] in forming Glady Fork. Also known as Kirkendall Creek.
South Prong [Wet Ash Swamp]

rises in Green Swamp, W Brunswick County, and flows NW into Wet Ash Swamp.
South River

rises in N Carteret County and flows N approx. 9½ mi. into Neuse River. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733.
South River Township

SW Sampson County.
South Rocky Mount

the S part of Rocky Mount in W Edgecombe County.