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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
Camp Wyatt

a Civil War training camp in S New Hanover County about 2 mi. N of Fort Fisher. Named for Henry Lawson Wyatt, first North Carolina soldier killed in action in the Civil War, at Bethel Church, June 10, 1861.
Campania

an estate of 19,000 acres in Currituck, Pasquotank, and Perquimans Counties owned by Thomas Macknight. Being developed at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Campbell

community in N Stokes County near the head of Little Creek.
Campbell Creek

rises in S Graham County and flows NE into Tulula Creek.
Campbell Gap

central Macon County between Iotla Branch and Iotla Creek.
Campbell Island

E Brunswick County on the Cape Fear River. Once known as Crane Island. Named for William Campbell (1745-81), a general in the Revolution.
Campbell's Creek

community in SE Beaufort County in the center of an Irish potato-growing area. Phosphate deposits exist in the vicinity.
Campbell's Crossroads

See Semora.
Campbell's Mill on Waterhole Swamp

See Pembroke.
Campbells Creek

rises in E Mecklenburg County and flows S into McAlpine Creek.