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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
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| St. Stephen's Parish |
Church of England, Johnston County, est. 1756 in the W part of the county upon the division of St. Patrick's Parish. When Dobbs County was formed from Johnston County in 1758, St. Patrick's became coextensive with the new county. St. Stephen's Parish then was coextensive with Johnston County. In 1767 the parish had 1,229 white taxables, described as "able to make provision for a minister." |
| St. Thomas District |
one of the districts into which Orange County was divided at the time of the 1790 census. It contained 139 heads of families. |
| St. Thomas Parish |
Church of England, Tryon County, est. 1768 with the formation of the county and coextensive with it. In 1767 the parish was described as "too unsettled to make provision for a Minister." |
| St. Thomas’ Parish |
Church of England, Beaufort County, organized 1701. St. Thomas’ Church in Bath (oldest church building in North Carolina) was constructed in 1734. The parish had 110 white taxables in 1767. St. Thomas’ Parish of the Episcopal Church still functions in Bath. |
| Stacey Creek |
rises in SE Avery County and flows NW into Linville River. |
| Staceyville |
See Stacy. |
| Stackhouse |
community in N Madison County on French Broad River at the mouth of Woolsey Branch. Alt. 1,418. |
| Stacy |
community in NE Carteret County on a point of land extending into Core Sound from the mainland. Was called Piney Point prior to 1888. |
| Stafford Hill |
peak in the Cane Creek Mountains, S Alamance County. |
| Staffords Creek |
rises in S Caldwell County and flows S into Catawba River on the Burke-Caldwell county line. Formerly also known as James Mill Creek and McCalls Mill Creek. |
