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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
Chafin

community in W Harnett County served by post office, 1890-1908.
Chainshot Island

NE Carteret County in Core Sound, midway between Hog Island and Harbor Island. Named for a kind of shot consisting of two balls or half balls united by a short chain, formerly used in naval warfare to cut a ship's rigging or to sweep its decks. Named as early as the Moseley map, 1733. See also Hunting Quarter Sound.
Chairmaker Branch

rises in central Clay County and flows NW into Tusquitee Creek.
Chairman

community in NE Brunswick County.
Chalk Creek

rises in N Rutherford County and flows SW into Cove Creek.
Chalk Level

community in N Harnett County served by post office, 1855-1908.
Chalk Mountain

See Toms Mountain.
Chalybeate (ka-lib-e-ate)

community in N Harnett County. Settled 1760. Named for nearby springs containing salts of iron. Former health resort. Alt. 175.
Chambers

community in SW Burke County.
Chambers Branch

rises in E Haywood County on Chambers Mountain and flows S into Pigeon River.