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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 |
|---|---|
| Sunset Beach |
town in SW Brunswick County. Inc. in 1963. |
| Sunset Lake |
S Wake County on Middle Creek at the junction of Basal Creek; formerly known as Orfords Pond. Covers 100 acres; max. depth 20 ft. Used for fishing and boating. |
| Sunset Mountain |
central Buncombe County NE of Asheville. |
| Sunset Park |
former town in central Buncombe County, now wholly within the corporate limits of Asheville. Inc. 1891; charter repealed 1897. It lay N of the town limits and W of Charlotte Street extension. |
| Sunset Rock |
on Satulah Branch in SE Macon County. |
| Sunshine |
community in NE Rutherford County on Robinson Creek. Served by post office, 1881-1908. Named prior to 1881 by J. W. Biggerstaff, who had a store there. The site is shaded in the early morning by Cherry Mountain, but it acquired its name because local residents could see the sunshine on the top of the mountain. |
| Sunup Knob |
on Haywood County, N.C.-Cocke County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°44'45" N., long. 83°10'14" W. Alt. 5,050-5,100. |
| Supply |
community in S central Brunswick County on Lockwoods Folly River. From 1805 until 1810, the county courthouse was at the site. |
| Surf City |
town in SE Pender County on the Atlantic Ocean. Inc. 1949. |
| Surl |
community in E Person County served by post office, 1883-1909. |
