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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
Cabot

community in S Cleveland County served by post office, 1898-1902.
Cackalacky

modern variant homonym of Carolina that gained use in popular culture after World War II. Origin variously attributed to tsalaki, Cherokee word for native people, and to cocklaleechie, a traditional Scottish soup.
Cadon Branch

rises in S Macon County and flows SW into Tessentee Creek.
Cadon Gap

S Macon County at the head of Whiterock Branch.
Cadwell Creek

rises in Virginia and flows SW into N Stokes County. Turning slightly to the NW, it flows back into Virginia.
Caesar Austin Branch

rises in central Clay County and flows SE into Tusquitee Creek. Named for an early black settler who lived on the branch.
Caesar Swamp

rises in W Sampson County and flows SE into Little Coharie Creek.
Caesar's Branch

rises in N Franklin County and flows NE into Little Shocco Creek.
Caffey Gap

S Watauga County on the head of Laurel Creek.
Caffey's Inlet

former inlet N of present town of Duck, E Dare County. In 1788 George Caffee bought a tract in the area but lost much of it when a small inlet cut through his property. Also known as Providence Inlet.