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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
Cashiers Lake

an artificial lake in S Jackson County formed in 1922 on Chattooga River. Covers 30 acres, with a max. depth of 50 feet. Used for fishing, boating, and power generation. Named for nearby town of Cashiers.
Cashiers Township

S Jackson County.
Cashiers Valley

See Cashiers.
Cashoke Creek

rises in SE Bertie County and flows SE into Cashie River.
Cason Old Field

community in S central Anson County. Named for local family.
Castalia

town in NW Nash County. Settled about 1850. Named about 1853 by David S. Richardson, local schoolmaster and native of Cornish, N.H., for Castalian Springs (of Greek mythology) located near Mount Parnassus. Alt. 319.
Castalia Township

NW Nash County.
Castle Creek

rises in N Person County and flows N into Hyco River.
Castle Dobbs

See Russellborough.
Castle Hayne

community in N New Hanover County. Est. by 1861 and known as Spring Garden for a number of years. Appears as such on the Colton map, 1861, and on other maps through the 1870s. By 1882 (Kerr map) it was called Castle Hayne. Named for Capt. Roger Haynes, who built a "castle" nearby prior to the Revolutionary War. Originally Castle Haynes but shortened to Castle Hayne by the railroad and later adopted by the post office. A 6,000-acre agricultural colony est. there by Hugh MacRae in the early twentieth century included a number of Dutch families. Produces commercial flowers and bulbs, vegetables, and chemicals. Alt. 20.