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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 |
|---|---|
| West Fork Little River |
rises in S Randolph County and flows SE into Montgomery County, where it enters Little River. |
| West Fork of Ivy Township |
former township in E Madison County, now township no. 5. |
| West Fork Overflow Creek |
rises in S Macon County and flows SE to join East Fork Overflow Creek in forming Overflow Creek. |
| West Fork Pigeon River |
rises in S Haywood County near the Jackson-Transylvania county line and flows NE to join East Fork Pigeon River in forming Pigeon River. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Neeoh-la, the name that they applied to the main river formed by the junction of East and West Forks Pigeon River. |
| West Fork Rocky River |
rises in S Iredell County and flows SE into Mecklenburg County, where it enters Rocky River on the MecklenburgCabarrus county line. |
| West Fork Sandy Branch |
rises in S Stokes County and flows S into Sandy Branch. |
| West Fork Shut-in Creek |
rises in W Madison County and flows NE to join East Fork Shut-in Creek in forming Shut-in Creek. |
| West Fork Tuckasegee River |
rises in W Jackson County at N end of Thorpe Lake and flows NE to enter Tuckasegee River approx. 8 mi. away at the community of Tuckasegee. |
| West Fork Twelvemile Creek |
rises in W Union County and flows SE to join East Fork Twelvemile Creek in forming Twelvemile Creek. |
| West Fork [Barkers Creek] |
rises in W Jackson County and flows NE to join Middle Fork [Barkers Creek] in forming Barkers Creek. |
