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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 |
|---|---|
| White Lake |
a natural lake in E central Bladen County. Covers 1,068 acres; max. depth 10½ ft. Appears as Granston Lake on the Collet map, 1770; later known as Bartrams Lake for William Bartram, who owned adjacent property and operated a gristmill near the lake. Apparently appears first as White Lake on the Shaffer township map of 1886; named for its white, sandy bottom and clear water. It first attracted outside interest about 1922 after roads made it accessible. Boating, fishing, and swimming. See also Carolina Bays. |
| White Mans Glory Creek |
rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Welch Ridge and flows SE into Forney Creek. |
| White Marsh |
rises in S Pender County and flows W into Godfrey Creek. |
| White Oak |
community in NW Bladen County. Alt. 46. Post office est. 1853. Named for John Whiteoak, a colonial resident. Once called Winnie for Jefferson Davis's daughter. |
| White Oak Creek |
rises in SW Avery County and flows SE into North Toe River. |
| White Oak Island |
in W Tyrrell County, is a loamy section surrounded by swampland. Deer and bear hunting. |
| White Oak Knob |
W Graham County in the Snowbird Mountains. Alt. 4,301. |
| White Oak Landing |
on the Cape Fear River in NW Bladen County. |
| White Oak Mountain |
on the Transylvania County, N.C.-Greenville County, S.C., line E of Sassafras Gap. |
| White Oak River |
rises in N Onslow and S Jones Counties and flows SE on the Jones-Onslow county line to the Carteret-Onslow county line and into the Atlantic Ocean through Bogue Inlet. It is approx. 20 mi. long. Name derived from the Weetock Indian tribe. Appears as Weetock on the Lawson map, 1709; as Weitock River on the Moseley map, 1733; and as White Oak River on the Collet map, 1770. |
