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"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
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Angola Bay |
pocosin in S Duplin and N Pender Counties. Angola Bay Game Preserve there is maintained by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission; bear, deer, and other wildlife abound. See also Holly Shelter Bay. |
| Angola Creek |
rises in Angola Bay in NE Pender County and flows S into Holly Shelter Creek. |
| Ann Mountain |
on a branch of Cabin Creek in S Henderson County. |
| Anna |
community in central Alleghany County served by post office, 1890-1921. |
| Annandale |
community in SE Pender County. Alt. 44. |
| Annie Mountain |
E Henderson County S of Bradley Mountain. Alt. 2,731. |
| Anson County |
was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. In the S central section of the state, it is bounded by the state of South Carolina and by Union, Stanly, and Richmond Counties. It was named for George Anson, Lord Anson (1697-1762), a British admiral who, for a number of years, was assigned to protect the commerce of the Carolina coast from pirates. Area: 536 sq. mi. County seat: Wadesboro, with an elevation of 423 ft. Townships are Ansonville, Burnsville, Gulledge, Lanesboro, Lilesville, Morven, Wadesboro, and White Store. Produces lumber, bricks, soybeans, oats, corn, milo, cotton, broilers, turkeys, hosiery, textiles, and wooden boxes. Sand, gravel, and crushed stone are also produced, and there are deposits of granite, sandstone, and shale for brick. |
| Ansonville |
town in N central Anson County. Alt. 324. Settled 1844, named in 1857 for the county. Inc. 1885. Carolina Female College, 1850-67, est. by local planters and later operated by the Methodist Church, was there. |
| Ansonville Township |
N central Anson County. |
| Anthony Bolick Branch |
rises in NW Caldwell County on NW slopes of Rocky Knob and flows W into Johns River. |
