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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 |
|---|---|
| Trays Island Creek |
rises in S Jackson County on the N slope of Bald Rock Mountain. It flows N and W around the mountain and then S through Fairfield Lake into Horsepasture River. |
| Treeland |
See Whitnel. |
| Treetop |
community in central Ashe County. |
| Trenholm Mountain |
central Henderson County on Memminger Creek. Named for the family of George H. Trenholm of Flat Rock. Tren-holm became Confederate secretary of the treasury after C. G. Memminger in 1864. |
| Trent |
See Frisco; Merritt; Trenton. |
| Trent Branch |
rises in central Buncombe County and flows NE into Hominy Creek. |
| Trent Bridge |
See Pollocksville. |
| Trent River |
rises in S Lenoir County and flows SE across Jones County and into Craven County, where it enters Neuse River at New Bern. Appears as Quoracks River on the Comberford map, 1657; apparently first called Trent River by John Lawson, 1709, probably for the river of that name in England. Appears as Trent River on the Moseley map, 1733. |
| Trent Township |
SW Lenoir County. |
| Trent Woods |
town in central Craven County on Trent River S of New Bern. Inc. 1959. |
