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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
St. Bartholomew's Parish

Church of England, Chatham County, est. with the formation of the county in 1770 and coextensive with it. St. Bartholomew's Parish of the Episcopal Church still functions in Pittsboro.
St. Clair Creek

rises in Jackson Swamp, E Beaufort County, and flows SE into Pamlico River.
St. Colomb Parish

See Donegal County.
St. David's District

one of the districts into which Caswell County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 166 heads of families.
St. David's Parish

Church of England, Cumberland County, est. 1754 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 the parish had 899 white taxables, described as "mostly Scotch—Support a Presbyterian Minister."
St. Gabriel's Parish

Church of England, Duplin County, est. 1750 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 there were 1,071 white taxables in the parish. St. Gabriel's Parish of the Episcopal Church functions in Faison at present, though there is some question of its unbroken descent from the colonial parish.
St. George's Parish

Church of England, Anson County, est. in 1750 when the county was formed and coextensive with it. Composed of 969 white taxable inhabitants in 1767, who were described as "in general poor & incapable to support a Minister."
St. Helena

community in central Pender County. Alt. 55. Settled 1908 by a colony of Italian farmers. Saint Helena (d. about 330) was the mother of Constantine the Great, Roman emperor. Hugh MacRae, Wilmington entrepreneur, developed the community as an agricultural colony for immigrants.
St. James District

one of the districts into which Caswell County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 111 heads of families.
St. James’ Parish

Church of England, New Hanover County, probably est. in 1729 with the creation of the county and coextensive with it. The parish is mentioned as early as 1734. In 1741 St. James's Parish was divided to form St. Philip's Parish on the S side of the Cape Fear River. With the creation of Brunswick County in 1764, St. Philip's Parish became coextensive with it and St. James's Parish with New Hanover. St. James’ Parish of the Episcopal Church still functions in Wilmington.