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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 Williams Township

S Columbus County.
South Wilmington

unincorporated outskirts of the city of Wilmington, W New Hanover County on the Cape Fear River.
South Yadkin River

rises in NE Alexander County and flows SE across Iredell County and to the Davie-Rowan county line, which it forms to its junction with Yadkin River. Also sometimes known as South Fork Yadkin River. Appears as "Sapona or Yatkin River" on the Moseley map, 1733. See also Cedar Run Creek; Mill Fork.
Southeast Muddy Creek

rises in SE McDowell County and flows NE into South Muddy Creek.
Southerlands Millpond

in E Vance County on Sandy Creek. Area 30 acres; max. depth 10 ft. Now used by the city of Henderson as a reservoir. See also Millford.
Southern City

See East Spencer.
Southern Mountain

central Transylvania County between Brushy Creek and Burl Mountain.
Southern Pines

town in S Moore County. Inc. 1887. Known earlier as Vineland, but the Post Office Department would not accept the name because of possible confusion with the town of the same name in New Jersey. Named for its location on the edge of the longleafpine belt. A popular winter resort. West Southern Pines, inc. 1923, became a part of Southern Pines in 1931. Alt. 516. Sandhills Community College, est. 1965, is located there.
Southern Plantation

See South Virginia.
Southern Shores

town and resort community in NE Dare County on the S coast of North Banks between Kitty Hawk and Duck. Inc. 1969.