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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

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Place Description
Tritt Knob

central Haywood County on Jonathans Creek. Alt. 3,600.

Trollinger's Crossing

or See Haw River.

Trotman Creek

rises in S Gates County and flows W and S into Warwick Creek to form Catherine Creek.

Trotters Creek

rises in W Lenoir County and flows NW then N into Dailys Creek. Davis Mill Pond, which see, is on the creek.

Trotville

community in S Gates County. Alt. 39.

Troublefield Run Creek

rises in W Northampton County and flows S into Roanoke River.

Troublesome

community in S Rockingham County served by post office, 1834-83.

Troublesome Creek

rises in N Guilford County and flows NE into Rockingham County, where it enters Haw River. Sometimes also known as Big Troublesome Creek.

Troublesome Creek Iron Works

used during Revolutionary War. Built on Troublesome Creek, SW Rockingham County, by William Patrick, 1770. Nathanael Greene camped there, 1781; George Washington had breakfast there, June 3, 1791.

Troublesome Point

extends into the mouth of the North Landing River in NE Currituck County.