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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
Cales Creek

rises in NW Carteret County and flows SW into White Oak River.
Calf Branch

rises on Fort Bragg Military Reservation in N Hoke County and flows SW into Rockfish Creek.
Calf Creek

rises in SW Beaufort County and flows N into Pamlico River.
Calfpen Gap

NE Graham County.
Calhoun

community in E Transylvania County between Little River and McCall Branch.
Calhoun Branch

rises in W Swain County and flows SW into Fontana Lake.
Calhoun Island

formerly a 15-acre island in Little Tennessee River in NE Graham County. Now under the waters of Fontana Lake.
Calico

community in S Pitt County. Named for the fact that a local store, owned by Henry Venters and his father, sold more calico cloth than any other store in Pitt County. The store also housed the local post office.
Calico Bay

a loam-filled bay in SW Duplin County.
Calico Creek

rises in central Carteret County and flows E and SE into the mouth of Newport River. An English ship, loaded with calico, is said to have wrecked near Beaufort in a storm. Afterward, pieces of calico were found draped over bushes growing along the creek.