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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
Cecil Township

S Haywood County.
Cecils Harbor

appears on the Smith map, 1624, applied to the three bays in S Hyde County now called Rose Bay, Swanquarter Bay, and Juniper Bay. Perhaps named for William Cecil, Lord Burleigh (1520-98), or Robert Cecil, first Earl of Salisbury (1563?-1612).
Cedar

community in NW Bladen County served by post office, 1882-1903.
Cedar Bay

off the SW shore of Roanoke Island, E Dare County, in the waters of Croatan Sound.
Cedar Bay Point

a point on the S shore of the Neuse River about 4 mi. upstream from its mouth and N of the entrance to Cedar Bay in NE Carteret County.
Cedar Branch

rises in central Columbus County and flows E into Soules Swamp.
Cedar Cliff

peak in the Great Craggy Mountains, NE Buncombe County, between Eagle Rock Cove and Wolf Branch. Alt. 4,400.
Cedar Cliff Knob

NE Buncombe County W of Sheepwallow Knob.
Cedar Cliff Lake

central Jackson County on Tuckasegee River, 14 mi. S of Sylva. Covers 121 acres; max. depth 150 ft. Dam constructed 1952; used to generate hydroelectric power for Nantahala Power and Light Company. Named for Cedar Cliff Mountain at the upper end of the lake. Alt. 2,330.
Cedar Cliff Mountain

on Buncombe-Rutherford county line between Harris View and Cedar Knob. Alt. 3,829.