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Preface to the 2nd edition
Preface to the 1st edition
Acknowledgments

"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
Buxton

community on Hatteras Island, SE Dare County. One of the most thickly populated sections of the Outer Banks. Formerly known as The Cape (for Cape Hatteras), but the post office was changed to Buxton, 1882. Named for Judge Ralph P. Buxton (1826-1900).
Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve

See Hatteras Woods.
Buzzard Bay

an inlet of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean (through Corncake Inlet) in the N part of Smith Island, Brunswick County.
Buzzard Branch

rises in N Franklin County and flows NE into Sandy Creek.
Buzzard Knob

S Buncombe County NW of Hickory Top.
Buzzard Point

a large neck of marsh land on the Roanoke River, SE Halifax County.
Buzzard Rock

peak in central Buncombe County between Roaring Gap and Sassafras Gap.
Buzzard Roost

mountain in South Mountains in S Burke County.
Buzzard Roost Ridge

N Macon County parallel to Mason Branch.
Buzzardroost Mountain

central Swain County between Middle Peachtree Creek and Canebrake Branch.