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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 |
|---|---|
| Twelvemile Creek |
is formed in W Union County by the confluence of East Fork Twelvemile Creek and West Fork Twelvemile Creek and flows SW into Catawba River in South Carolina. |
| Twentymile Creek |
rises in NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW into Little Tennessee River. Named because it is 20 mi. from the junction of Tuckasegee and Little Tennessee Rivers. |
| Twentymile Ridge |
NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its center is near lat. 35°28'50" N., long. 83°50'15" W. |
| Twin Falls |
in S Jackson County on Long Branch mi. N of Fairfield Lake. Alt. approx. 3,420. |
| Twin Knobs |
N Wilkes County between East Prong Roaring River and Little Sandy Creek. |
| Twin Oaks |
community in N central Alleghany County. Alt. 2,624. |
| Twin Poplars |
mound and trees 4 mi. N of Lenoir, central Caldwell County. According to local tradition, the Cherokee and Catawba Indians fought there for almost a week, until they became exhausted. They then made a pact declaring that thereafter, the two tribes would live in peace. As a token, they constructed a mound of rocks and tied two young poplar trees together. The trees, now giants of the forest, stand approx. 12 ft. apart at the base, and approx. 20 ft. above the ground they join to form a single tree. |
| Twin Springs |
springs near Cedar Knob in SE Buncombe County; the source of a small unnamed stream that flows NW into Grassy Creek. |
| Twitty |
community in W Rutherford County served by post office, 1884-1907. |
| Twomile Creek |
rises in SW Guilford County and flows E into Deep River. Appears as Third Creek on the Collet map, 1770. |
