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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.
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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 Road |
community in NE Forsyth County served by post office, 1850-1904. |
| White Rock |
mountain on Haywood County, N.C.-Cocke County, Tenn., line near lat. 35°45'30" N., long. 83°10' W. Known in Tennessee as Sharp Top for its appearance from that state. A white appearance on the North Carolina side gives it its name. Alt. 5,025. |
| White Rock Branch |
rises in SW Buncombe County near White Rock Mountain and flows NE into Warren Creek. |
| White Rock Cliffs |
N Madison County at the head of White Rock Branch. |
| White Rock Mountain |
SW Buncombe County SE of Spring Mountain. |
| White Rock Ridge |
E Mitchell County between Stagger Weed Creek and Sugartree Branch. |
| White Rocks |
mountain on the Avery-Mitchell county line. |
| White Store |
community in SW Anson County. Est. about 1770 and named for Col. Joseph White Jr., who owned and operated a store there. A post office, 1837-1917. |
| White Store Township |
SW Anson County. |
| White Sulphur Springs |
former popular resort in NE Surry County. Ceased operation about 1935. |
