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"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
Spring Lake

town in NW Cumberland County near E limits of Fort Bragg Military Reservation. Inc. 1951. See also Manchester.

Spring Mountain

NE Alexander County. Alt. 1,620.

Spring Mountain Branch

rises in SE Buncombe County and flows SW into Cane Creek.

Spring Point

central Onslow County in Farnell Bay of New River.

Spring Shoals

See McAdenville.

Springdale

community in SE Haywood County served by post office, 1876-1923.

Springer

community in W Onslow County served by post office, 1890-1917.

Springers Point

point of land from Ocracoke Island, near community of Ocracoke, extending into Pamlico Sound, SE Hyde County.

Springfield

community in W Scotland County on Gum Swamp Creek.

Springhill

community in Cumberland County near present Fayetteville; active trading center in mid-eighteenth century. Mentioned in Moravian records.