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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. Martin

community in S Stanly County between Big Bear Creek and Little Bear Creek. Named for a local Lutheran church.
St. Martin's Parish

Church of England, Bladen County, est. in 1734 when the county was formed and coextensive with the county. The parish had 791 white taxables in 1767, described as being "in middling circumstances."
St. Mary's District

one of the districts into which Orange County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 237 heads of families.
St. Mary's Parish

Church of England, Edgecombe County, est. 1756 by the division of the Parish of Edgecombe. St. Mary's Parish was in the S and the Parish of Edgecombe in the n. With the creation of Halifax County from Edgecombe County in 1758, the Parish of Edgecombe (est. 1741 with the formation of Edgecombe County) became coextensive with the new county. St. Mary's Parish then became coextensive with Edgecombe County. In 1767 St. Mary's Parish had 1,200 white taxables.
St. Marys Township

E Wake County.
St. Matthew's Parish

Church of England, Orange County, est. in 1752 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 the parish had 3,573 white taxables, making it the most populous parish in the colony. Reestablished in 1824, St. Matthew's Parish of the Episcopal Church continues to function in Hillsborough.
St. Matthews Township

E central Wake County.
St. Michael's Parish

Church of England, Pitt County, est. 1760 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 the parish had 775 white taxables and was described as a "small county—willing to make provision for a Minister."
St. Patrick's Parish

Church of England, Johnston (later Dobbs) County, est. 1746 with the formation of Johnston County. It was coextensive with the county but divided in 1756 to form St. Stephen's Parish in the W part of the county. St. Patrick's was in the e. With the creation of Dobbs County in 1758, St. Patrick's Parish became coextensive with that county. In 1767 the parish had 1,268 white taxables. The present counties of Wayne, Lenoir, and Greene are made up wholly or in part of territory that was once St. Patrick's Parish.
St. Paul's Parish

Church of England, Chowan County, est. in 1701. In 1715 the parish was divided to create South West Parish in the W part of the county. The area became Bertie County in 1722, and coextensive with it was Society Parish. In 1722 St. Paul's Parish was further divided to create South Shore Parish in the S part of the county on the S shore of Albemarle Sound. With the creation of Tyrrell County in 1729, South Shore Parish became St. Andrew's Parish, coextensive with the county. In 1767 St. Paul's Parish had 900 white taxables. St. Paul's Parish of the Episcopal Church still functions in Edenton. St. Paul's Church there was begun in 1736.