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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 |
|---|---|
| Thermal City |
community in N Rutherford County on Second Broad River. A post office est. there in 1888 was named Pescud; name changed to Thermal City for the Thermal Belt, which see, in 1891. Post office discontinued 1926. |
| Thermo Knob |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Balsam Mountain near lat. 35°41'39" N., long. 83°13'34" W. Alt. 6,120. Formerly known as Thermometer Knob. |
| Theta |
community in NE Madison County served by post office, 1886-1900. |
| Thicket Branch |
rises in NE Swain County and flows SW into Right Fork [Raven Fork]. |
| Thickety Creek |
rises in E Haywood County and flows S into Pigeon River. |
| Third Creek |
rises in E Alexander County and flows SE across Iredell County and into Rowan County, where it enters Fourth Creek. It is the third creek in a series of creeks crossed by early settlers moving W from Salisbury. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Third Fork Creek |
rises in S Durham County and flows SW into New Hope Creek. |
| Thirty Foot Canal |
E Washington County, extends NE between Lake Phelps and Scuppernong River. |
| Thomas Bay |
S extension of Cawcaw Swamp in SW Brunswick County between its junctions with Little Cawcaw Swamp and Shingletree Swamp. |
| Thomas Branch |
rises in SW Macon County and flows NW into Nantahala River. |
