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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
Casar Township

former township in NW Cleveland County, now township no. 11.
Cascade

community in NW Guilford County served by post office, 1892-1903.
Cascade Branch

rises in N Madison County and flows SE into Spring Creek.
Cascade Creek

rises in S Virginia and flows SE into Rockingham County, where it enters Dan River. Named by William Byrd, surveyor of region in 1728, for small rapids near boundary.
Cascade Falls

on Cascade Creek, W central Stokes County in Hanging Rock State Park. From a high rock precipice, water falls about 200 ft. in an "Upper Cascade" and then falls another 60 ft. in a "Lower Cascade." The falls are S of Tories Den.
Cascade Lake

in E Transylvania County in Little River. Covers 150 acres and has max. depth of 75 ft. Used for hydroelectric power and recreation.
Cascoponung River

See Scuppernong River.
Case Camp Ridge

N Transylvania County, extends E in an arc from Pisgah Ridge to Case Ridge Gap.
Case Cove

the valley through which Wise Branch flows in SW Buncombe County.
Case Ridge Gap

in N Transylvania County at the E end of Case Camp Ridge.