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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
Taylor Township

N Wilson County.

Taylors Branch

rises in NE Columbus County and flows NE into Livingston Creek.

Taylors Bridge

community in SE Sampson County on Cuwhiffle Swamp.

Taylors Bridge Township

SE Sampson County.

Taylors Corner

community in W Jones County.

Taylors Creek

rises in SW Duplin County and flows SE into Duffs Creek.

Taylors Ferry

operated across the Roanoke River between Bertie County and Martin County. Appears on the Collet map, 1770, and known to have been in operation as late as 1833.

Taylors Mill

See Tippetts Mill Pond.

Taylors Mill Pond

on the head of Corduroy Swamp in central Northampton County; approx. ¾ mi. long.

Taylors Pond

on the head of Reedy Branch in NW Duplin County.