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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee |
a state formed from W territory formerly a part of North Carolina that was ceded to the federal government in 1789. See also Watauga Settlement; District of Washington; Franklin; Davidson County; Greene County; Hawkins County; Sullivan County; Tennessee County; Washington County. |
| Tennessee Bald |
most N peak on Tennessee Ridge on Haywood-Transylvania county line near Jackson County line. Alt. approx. 5,575. |
| Tennessee Branch |
rises in N Swain County and flows SE into Bradley Fork. |
| Tennessee County |
former county in what is now the state of Tennessee, was formed in 1788 and named for a Cherokee Indian word whose meaning is not now known. Clarks-ville became the county seat, but the county was divided into Montgomery and Robertson Counties in 1796, when Tennessee County gave its name to the new state. Part of the territory ceded by North Carolina in 1789 to the federal government. |
| Tennessee Ridge |
extends from N to S along the Jackson-Transylvania county line between Haywood County line and head of West Fork French Broad River. Named peaks include Balk Knob, Bald Rock, The Pinnacle, Rockyface Mountain, Round Mountain, and Tennessee Bald. |
| Tennyson |
community in S Davie County served by post office, 1891-1906. |
| Terebinthe |
See Cedar Creek. |
| Teresita |
community in S Macon County on Jones Creek. |
| Terra Ceia |
community in N central Beaufort County. Alt. 16. Settled in the early 1920s by Dutch bulb growers; the community's name means "heavenly land." |
| Terra Cotta |
former community in central Guilford County, now within the bounds of Greensboro. Name is Latin for "cooked earth." Named for the hard-baked clay plant there. Alt. 889. |
