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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
Sweet Creek

rises in central Mitchell County and flows SE into Cub Creek.

Sweeten Creek

rises in S Buncombe County and flows NW into Swannanoa River. Named for the Sweiton family, early settlers. Name later changed to Foster's Mill Creek and then back to Sweeten Creek.

Sweetgum

community in S Graham County.

Sweetwater

community in W Watauga County on Beaverdam Creek.

Sweetwater Branch

rises in N central Henderson County and flows SE into North Fork.

Sweetwater Creek

rises in W Clay County and flows SW and NW into Hiwassee River.

Sweetwater Gap

S Clay County between Kimsey Ridge and Ivy Top.

Sweetwater Spring

in the headwaters of Haywood Gap Stream in S Haywood County.

Sweetwater Township

W Clay County.

Sweezy Mountain

a peak on Cherry Mountain, E Rutherford County. A large pile of rocks on the W side is known as the Rock House.