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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
Carvers Creek Township

in SE Bladen County.
Carvers Falls

on Carver Creek, central Cumberland County, approx. 7 mi. NE of Fayetteville at the junction of the forks of Carver Creek near its mouth in the Cape Fear River.
Carvers Gap

on the Mitchell County, N.C.-Carter County, Tenn., line.
Carvers Gap Creek

rises in E Mitchell County and flows SE into Fall Creek.
Cary

town in W Wake County, settled about 1863 as the site of Frank Page's lumber operations and known as Page's Turnout or Page's Tavern. Later, when the railroad was built, it became Page's Siding. Inc. 1871 as Carey; named for Senator Samuel Fenton Carey (1814-1900) of Ohio, a Prohibition leader. The spelling became Cary as early as 1899.
Cary Branch

rises in SW Wake County and flows SW into Buckhorn Creek.
Cary Creek

rises in W Wake County and flows SW into Chatham County, where it enters Whiteoak Creek.
Cary Flat Branch

rises in E central Avery County and flows S into Wilson Creek.
Cary Township

W central Wake County.
Casar

town in N Cleveland County. Settled about 1870 and inc. 1903, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 1,145. Intended to be named for Julius Caesar but an error was made in the spelling.