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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
Canebrake Branch

rises in W central Swain County and flows S into Tuckasegee River.
Canedy Gap

W Cherokee County at the SE end of Chestnut Gap Mountain.
Canedy Mountain

W Cherokee County S of Canedy Gap between Shoal and Bearpaw Creeks.
Canetuck

community in SW Pender County on Buckle Creek.
Canetuck Township

SW Pender County, formerly Caintuck Township.
Caney Bottom Creek

rises in N Transylvania County and flows SE into Cove Creek.
Caney Branch

rises in N McDowell County on the E slopes of Witness Rock Ridge and flows NE about 2 mi. into Armstrong Creek.
Caney Fork

stream formed in NE Jackson County by the junction of Piney Mountain Creek and Rough Butt Creek; flows SW into Tuckasegee River.
Caney Fork Bald

on Haywood-Jackson county line NW of Lone Bald. Alt. 5,926.
Caney Fork Branch

rises in S Madison County and flows NW into Robert Branch.