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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 |
|---|---|
| Brown |
community in S Randolph County served by post office, 1879-1914. Known as Brown's Store until 1895. |
| Brown Branch |
rises in N Buncombe County near Carter Mountain and flows SW into Ivy Creek. |
| Brown Cove |
E Haywood County between Medford Cove and Sorrells Cove. |
| Brown Creek |
rises in N Carteret County and flows N into Neuse River. |
| Brown Fork Gap |
at the E end of Cheoah Mountains in E central Graham County at the head of Sawyer Creek. |
| Brown Gap |
on the Haywood County, N.C.-Cocke County, Tenn., line. The Appalachian Trail passes there, and Pounding Mill Branch rises a short distance e. |
| Brown Marsh Station |
See Clarkton. |
| Brown Marsh Swamp |
rises in SW Bladen County and flows SE into Columbus County, where its name is changed to Red Hill Swamp. Appears as Brown Meadow on the Moseley map, 1733. See also Brown Meadow. |
| Brown Marsh Township |
S central Bladen County. |
| Brown Meadow |
appears on the Collet map, 1770, in what is now Columbus County, NW of the headwaters of White Marsh. See also Brown Marsh Swamp. |
