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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 |
|---|---|
| Trimont Branch |
rises in central Macon County and flows SE into Wallace Branch. |
| Trimont Mountain |
central Macon County at the head of Jacob Branch. Alt. approx. 3,700. |
| Trimont Ridge |
extends from White Oak Ridge in W Macon County to Jacob Branch in central Macon County. |
| Trinity |
town in NW Randolph County. Union Institute, a school, was est. there in 1838. Located midway between the neighborhoods of Hopewell on the S and Springfield on the n, it took its name from the fact that it was expected to serve to unite the two. Twelve years later the school was reorganized as Trinity College, and the town took its name from the college. Inc. 1869. In 1892 the college moved to Durham, becoming Duke University in 1924. |
| Trinity Harbor |
a former inlet from the Atlantic Ocean into Albemarle Sound through North Banks S of the present community of Duck. It opened prior to 1585 and closed prior to 1657. Appears on the White map, 1590. The Smith map, 1624, labels it Worcester Inlet. Probably named because it was discovered on one of the Sundays after Trinity (either the 1st or 8th of August, 1585). The site is now in NE Dare County. |
| Trinity Township |
NW Randolph County. |
| Trio |
community in N Rutherford County served by post office, 1888-1906. |
| Triple Falls |
E Transylvania County in Little River between the mouth of Hooker Creek and the mouth of Grassy Creek. Height of the falls is 50 ft. |
| Triplett |
community in E Watauga County served by post office since 1881. |
| Triplett Creek |
rises in S Watauga County and flows SW into Joes Creek. |
