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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
Cannons Crossroads

community in central Pitt County.
Canoe Creek

rises in W Burke County and flows SE into Catawba River in central Burke County.
Cansadie Top

central Haywood County between Shook Gap and Jolly Gap.
Canterbury Creek

See Southwest Creek.
Canto

community in NW Buncombe County near the Madison County line.
Canton

town in E Haywood County. Inc. 1889 as Buford. Name changed to Pigeon River in 1891 and to Canton in 1893. Named for Canton, Ohio, source of the steel used in the bridge being built across Pigeon River. Produces paper. Alt. 2,609.
Cantrell Creek

rises in S Transylvania County and flows N into French Broad River.
Cantrell Mountain

W Henderson County between North Fork and South Fork.
Cantrell Top

NW Cherokee County.
Cape

community in SE Randolph County served by post office, 1886-1904.