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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

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Place Description
Wolf Mountain

S Henderson County at the head of South Fork.

Wolf Pen Branch

rises in central Franklin County and flows SE into Tar River. Now generally called Wolf Pit Branch.

Wolf Pen Gap

SW Cherokee County on the headwaters of Persimmon Creek.

Wolf Pen Mountain

E Caldwell County. Alt. 2,137.

Wolf Pit Branch

See Wolf Pen Branch.

Wolf Pit Creek

rises on the Fort Bragg Military Reservation in W Hoke County and flows NE into Rockfish Creek.

Wolf Pit Gap

E Haywood County between Millstone Mountain and Buck Cove Mountain.

Wolf Pit Township

SW Richmond County. In colonial times, it is said, the area was overrun with wolves. A trap was constructed for them, but the first animal to fall into it was a mule owned by a prominent farmer. Scottish settlers were so amused they gave the region the name of Wolf Pit.

Wolf Pond

community in S Union County.

Wolf Ridge

NW Cherokee County, extends NE between Gowans Cove and Hipps Ridge.