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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
Squally Creek

rises in W Graham County and flows E into West Buffalo Creek.
Squhawky

See Williamston.
Squirrel Branch

rises in SW Gaston County and flows NE into Crowders Creek.
Squirrel Creek

rises in central Avery County and flows W into North Toe River.
Squirrel Gap

N Transylvania County between Laurel Brook and South Fork Mills River.
Squirrels Gap

W Madison County on the SW end of Hot Springs Mountain.
Squyars Canal

See New Lake Fork.
St. Andrew's Parish

Church of England, Tyrrell County, est. 1729 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. Previous to the formation of the county, the territory had been South Shore Parish (est. 1722), Chowan County. In 1767 St. Andrew's Parish had 594 white taxables. See also St. Paul's Parish.
St. Asaph's District

one of the districts into which Orange County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 199 heads of families.
St. Barnabas’ Parish

Church of England, Hertford County, est. 1759 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. The parish in 1767 had 900 white taxables.