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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
Chapman

community in N Alexander County.
Chapmans Creek

rises in central Surry County and flows SE into Fisher River.
Chappel Creek

appears on the Moseley map, 1733, rising in E Beaufort Precinct and flowing E into Machapungo River. The water course probably is either modern Jordan or Satterthwaite Creek.
Chappel Swamp

N Washington County on the head of Whites Creek, drains NW into Kendricks Creek.
Chappels Creek

rises in S Person County and flows S into North Flat River.
Charity

community in N central Yadkin County. Named for Charity Baptist Church.
Charles

community in N central Iredell County.
Charles Creek

See Muddy Creek.
Charles River

See Cape Fear River.
Charles Town

center of a colony from Charlestowne, Mass., est. in 1662 under the leadership of William Hilton, on Town Creek, E Brunswick County. Abandoned in 1663. In 1664 a colony from Barbados under the leadership of Sir John Yeamans occupied the site, but they abandoned it in 1665. New Town on the Ogilby map, 1671, apparently was intended to designate the settlement. See also Clarendon County.