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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 |
|---|---|
| Taylors Store |
community in NW Nash County. |
| Taylorsville |
an African American community in S Moore County. Named for Robert L. Taylor, educator, who founded a school and a store there in 1908. |
| Taylorsville Township |
central Alexander County. |
| Taywa Creek |
rises in NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Hughes Ridge and flows SW into Bradley Fork. Named for a Cherokee Indian chief. |
| Tea Swamp |
rises in central Duplin County and flows NE into Grove Creek. |
| Teaberry Ridge |
central Haywood County between Right Fork Cove Creek and Wright Branch. |
| Teaches Hole |
a navigable channel running NE and SW from Ocracoke Inlet, SE Hyde County. Traditionally named for Edward Teach, or Blackbeard, the notorious pirate killed nearby in 1718. Appears as Thatches Hole on the Moseley map, 1733, and shown as being closed at the NE end. |
| Teachey |
town in SE Duplin County. Inc. 1874; charter repealed 1897; reincorporated 1903. Alt. 71. |
| Teague Branch |
rises in central Haywood County and flows NW into Pigeon River. |
| Teagues Ridge |
mountain in W Avery County. |
