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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 |
|---|---|
| Burnt Hill |
See Burnthill. |
| Burnt Mill Creek |
rises in Bear Swamp, SE Chowan County, and flows SE on the Chowan-Perquimans county line into Yeopim River. The Collet map, 1770, shows Mingo Mill on the headwaters of Yeopim River; the present name appears in local records as early as 1800. |
| Burnt Mills |
community in N central Camden County. Tradition says watermills were destroyed by fire in the vicinity, hence the name. Last mill there discontinued about 1910, but water still flows down the mill race. |
| Burnt Mountain |
E Transylvania County on the head of McCrary Branch. |
| Burnt Ordinary |
formerly an inn on the post road in what is now N central Warren County, about ¾ mi. NE of the present town of Macon. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. The correct name for the inn is thought to have been Burnet Ordinary. |
| Burnt Pocosin |
N Sampson County between Little Coharie Creek and Sevenmile Swamp. |
| Burnt Ridge |
E Yancey County between the head of Browns Creek and the head of Shuford Creek. |
| Burnt Rock Ridge |
follows the course of Sassafras Creek in SW Graham County. |
| Burnt Shanty Branch |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows S into Valley River. |
| Burnt Shop |
See Melville. |
