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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 |
|---|---|
| Williamson Branch |
rises in NE Wilson County and flows SE into Edgecombe County, where it enters Town Creek. |
| Williamson Creek |
rises in N Rockingham County and flows NE into Dan River. |
| Williamson Crossroads |
community in NW Columbus County. |
| Williamsons Township |
SW Scotland County. |
| Williamston |
town and county seat, N central Martin County on the Roanoke River. Est. 1779 as Williamstown on Thomas Hunter's plantation, Skewarky (also commonly spelled Squhawky). Named in honor of William Williams, colonel in the Revolution. Produces canned foods, chemicals, tobacco, lumber, and apparel. Alt. 60. |
| Williamston Township |
central Martin County. |
| Williamstown |
See Williamston. |
| Willie Knob |
S Graham County between Snowbird Creek and Little Snowbird Creek. |
| Willis Branch |
rises in SW Cleveland County and flows N into Broad River. |
| Willis Cove |
on a tributary of Iotla Creek in central Macon County. |
