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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
Chasm Prong

rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows E to join Gulf Prong in forming Bradley Fork.
Chasteen Creek

rises in NE Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SW into Bradley Fork.
Chasteen Mountain

SW Clay County between Trout Cove Branch and Greasy Creek.
Chastine Creek

rises in E Jackson County and flows S into Caney Fork.
Chatham

community in SW Surry County served by post office, 1894-1906.
Chatham County

was formed in 1771 from Orange County. Located in the central section of the state, it is bounded by Wake, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Randolph, Alamance, Orange, and Durham Counties. It was named for William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708-78), who vigorously opposed the harsh measures taken in England with regard to the American colonies in 1774-75 and who advocated cessation of hostilities in 1777. Area: 707 sq. mi. County seat: Pittsboro, with an elevation of 409 ft. Townships are Albright, Baldwin, Bear Creek, Cape Fear, Center, Gulf, Hadley, Haw River, Hickory Mountain, Matthew, New Hope, Oakland, and William. Produces wheat, oats, livestock, poultry, hay, corn, furniture, plywood, bricks, mobile homes, nursery products, textiles, hosiery, crushed stone, and clay for brick.
Chattoka

a Tuscarora Indian village appearing on the Lawson map, 1709, and the Moll map, 1729, between the Neuse and Trent Rivers, central Craven County. The name meant "where the fish are taken out." When the Tuscarora Indians moved to New York, they took the name with them and it has survived as Chautauqua.
Chattooga Ridge

S Jackson County, extends SE in an arc from Little Terrapin Mountain to Heddie Mountain. The name is a variation of the Cherokee word chatawga (chicken).
Chattooga River

rises in SW Jackson County and flows S to the Jackson-Macon county line, which it forms for a short distance before flowing into South Carolina, where it enters Savannah River.
Chatuge Lake

SE Clay County on Hiwassee River. Created 1942 by a dam in the river at the mouth of Shooting Creek. Lake about 10 mi. long, covers over 8,000 acres; max. depth 144 ft. Forms a holding reservoir in the Tennessee Valley Authority system. Used for power, boating, swimming, and fishing.