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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
Cases

community in W Rockingham County served by post office, 1882-1905.
Casey Bay

on Pamlico Sound side of Portsmouth Island W of community of Portsmouth, E Carteret County.
Casey Branch

rises in SW Polk County and flows NE into Cove Creek.
Casey Island

in Pamlico Sound off Portsmouth Island, E Carteret County.
Cash Corner No. 2

community in S Pamlico County SE of Arapahoe. Named because a store at the crossroads there sold goods cheaper for cash than on credit. See also Hollyville.
Cash Creek

rises in W Henderson County and flows SE into French Broad River.
Cashie Branch

rises in N Jackson County and flows NW into Scott Creek.
Cashie Neck

swampy region of SE Bertie County between the Roanoke and Cashie Rivers opposite Plymouth.
Cashie River

(ca-SHY) rises in NW Bertie County and flows SE into Batchelor Bay and Albemarle Sound. One of the few rivers in the state to have its complete course in one county, Cashie was originally named Kesiah, the present name being a gradual corruption. See also Connaritsa.
Cashiers (CA-shers)

town in S Jackson County beside Cashiers Lake. Inc. 1927. Post office est. 1851 as Cashiers Valley; named changed to Cashiers in 1881. The origin of the name is uncertain, but there are many stories, some concerning a horse named Cash that grazed there. Other stories concern a hermit named Cashiers who lived there.