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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
Cedar Top

mountain in W Graham County between Hooper Mill Creek and Hooper Cove. Alt. approx. 4,000.
Cedar Valley

community in S Caldwell County on Upper Little River.
Cedar Valley Creek

rises in central Jackson County and flows SW into Tuckasegee River. Formerly known as Niggerskull Creek; name changed in 2006 by U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Cedar Valley Knob

in central Jackson County between Cedar Valley Creek and Gladie Creek. Alt. 3,500. Formerly known as Nigger-skull Mountain; name changed in 2006 by U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Cefare

community in NW Wilson County between Turkey Creek and Marsh Swamp. Named for Cefare Bissett. A post office existed there, 1899-1904.
Ceffo

community in NW Person County. Served by post office, 1881-1907.
Celia Creek

rises in SW Caldwell County and flows SE into Husbands Creek. Originally named Sealeys Creek for George Sealey, eighteenth-century settler.
Celo

community in E Yancey County on Browns Creek. Alt. 2,735. Named for nearby Celo Knob.
Celo Knob

E Yancey County near the head of Browns Creek. Alt. 6,326.
Celo Ridge

E Yancey County between Ayles and Browns creeks. Named for the Indian word seeloo (corn).