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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
Cane Branch

rises in Angola Bay, N Pender County, and flows SE into Holly Shelter Creek.
Cane Creek

See Crane Creek.
Cane Creek Gap

SE Buncombe County near the headwaters of Cane Creek.
Cane Creek Mountains

S Alamance County. Among the named peaks are Huronian Mountain and Stafford Hill. Alt. approx. 1,033.
Cane Creek Township

E Mitchell County.
Cane Island

sandy island approx. ¼ mi. long in French Broad River, W Madison County.
Cane Mountain

between Foster Creek and McDowell Creek in NW Henderson County.
Cane River

rises in the Black Mountains of S Yancey County and meanders N to join Toe River on the Mitchell-Yancey county line to form Nolichucky River.
Cane River Gap

on Buncombe-Yancey county line SE of Ivy Gap. Also known as Little Cane River Gap.
Cane River Township

NW Yancey County.