Copyright Notice: This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Washburn Creek |
rises in S Rutherford County and flows SW into Cleghorn Creek. |
| Washburns Store |
community in E Rutherford County between Puzzle and Heaveners Creeks. Formerly known as Green's Grove and, when a post office from 1889 to 1906, as Lexine, named for Lexine Pruett, daughter of General Assembly member Greenbury Pruett. |
| Washington |
city and county seat, W Beaufort County on Pamlico River. Alt. 11. Est. 1782. Known originally as Forks of Tar River but called Washington as early as 1776. Named by Col. James Bonner, founder of the town and friend of George Washington. Produces lumber, tobacco, textiles, and apparel. Known as "the original Washington" and commonly as "Little Washington" to distinguish it from the District of Columbia. Latter nickname not favored by town citizens. |
| Washington County |
was formed in 1799 from Tyrrell County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Tyrrell, Hyde, Beaufort, Martin, and Bertie Counties and by Albemarle Sound. It was named for George Washington (1732-99). Area: 420 sq. mi. (336, land; 84, water). County seat: Plymouth, with an elevation of 21 ft. Townships are Lees Mills, Plymouth, Scuppernong, and Skinnersville. Produces tobacco, peanuts, corn, soybeans, wheat, Irish potatoes, wood products, seafood, hogs, livestock, lumber, and paper. |
| Washington Creek |
rises in N Jackson County and flows N into Soco Creek. |
| Washington Ferry |
See Princeton. |
| Washington Forks |
community in central Craven County. |
| Washington Heights |
community in W Beaufort County adjacent to and NE of the city of Washington. |
| Washington Park |
town in W Beaufort County. Inc. 1923. Adjoins the city of Washington on the e. |
| Washington Township |
NW Beaufort County. |
