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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
Spencerville

community in NW Moore County served by post office, 1888-1907. Known as Spencer until 1897.
Spences Corner

community in W Camden County; named for a pioneer family in the area and dates from about 1700.
Spero

See Balfours.
Spewmarrow Creek

rises in N Granville County and flows NW into Grassy Creek.
Spice Bottom Creek

rises in SW Watauga County and flows NE into Watauga River.
Spice Cove

the valley through which Spice Cove Branch flows in N Buncombe County.
Spice Cove Branch

rises near Louis Ray Knob in NE Buncombe County and flows NW through Spice Cove into North Fork Ivy Creek.
Spice Creek

rises in W Watauga County and flows NE into Laurel Creek.
Spicers Bay

S Onslow County in Stump Sound. Named for John Spicer.
Spices Cove

NE Buncombe County between Pinnacle Mountain and Dillingham Creek.