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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
Stearns

community in W central Polk County.
Stecoah

community in E Graham County on Stecoah Creek. Alt. 2,030. Name derived from Cherokee word stika'yi, the meaning of which ethnologist James Mooney believed to be lost, though it is thought by local residents to mean "lean" in the sense of "no game."
Stecoah Creek

rises in E Graham County and flows NE into Little Tennessee River.
Stecoah Gap

E Graham County between the headwaters of Sweetwater Creek and Stecoah Creek.
Stecoah Township

NE Graham County.
Stedman

town in E Cumberland County. Inc. 1913. Named for Charles M. Stedman (1841-1930), president of the North Carolina Railroad and last Confederate veteran to serve in Congress. The nineteenth-century community (with a post office) of Blocker's or Blockersville was at or near the site of Stedman.
Steeds

community in NE Montgomery County served by post office, 1897-1953. Named in 1898 for J. W. Steeds, local merchant. Alt. 662.
Steel Creek

rises in S Transylvania County and flows SW into Little River.
Steel Trap Ridge

extends from central Cherokee County NE to N Cherokee County between Bald and Hanging Dog Creeks.
Steele Creek

rises in W Mecklenburg County and flows S into South Carolina, where it enters Catawba River. The name appears on the Collet map, 1770, but is applied to the head of present Kings Branch. Named for Moses Steele, beaver hunter.