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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

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Place Description
Sugar Town

See Cullasaja.

Sugar Town Creek

See Cullasaja River.

Sugar Tree Branch

rises in NW Ashe County and flows S into North Fork New River.

Sugar Tree Creek

See Sugar Creek.

Sugarcamp Fork

rises in N Buncombe County and flows NW into Main Creek.

Sugarcamp Ridge

mountain in W Avery County.

Sugarhouse Cove

NE Buncombe County between Glassmine Ridge and Locust Gap.

Sugarloaf

community in N central Watauga County.

Sugarloaf Bluff

on Cape Fear River in central Bladen County. Probably named for the white, sandy beach across the river from the bluff. The river makes a 45° turn at the bluff.

Sugarloaf Creek

rises in E Henderson County and flows N into Reedy Patch Creek.