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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
Cheeks Township

W central Orange County.
Cheeohwa

See Cheoah.
Cheeweo

a Tuscarora Indian village, appears on the Moseley map, 1733, on the Roanoke River. Site probably near the present town of Williamston in N central Martin County.
Chemway

community in W Mecklenburg County.
Cheney Bay

S Carteret County, lying between Turner Creek and North River Thorofare.
Cheoah

community in E central Graham County on Sweetwater Creek. Alt. 2,300. Named for the Indian word tsiyahi or cheeohwa, meaning "otter."
Cheoah Bald

on the Graham-Swain county line between Bellcollar Gap and Sassafras Gap. Alt. 5,062.
Cheoah Branch

rises in NW Swain County and flows SW into Fontana Lake.
Cheoah Mountains

extend across central Graham County E in an arc from the headwaters of Gladdens Creek to the headwaters of Sawyer Creek.
Cheoah River

is formed in central Graham County by the junction of Sweetwater and Tulula Creeks. It flows NW into Little Tennessee River at Cheoah Dam. Santeetlah Lake is on Cheoah River.