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"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
Chester Branch

rises in S Jackson County and flows S into Fowler Creek.

Chesterfield

community in N central Burke County. Formerly known as Hoodsville.

Chesters Creek

rises in W Carteret County and flows SE into White Oak River.

Chestnut

community in W Catawba County served by post office, 1887-1904.

Chestnut Bald,

on the Haywood-Transylvania county line between Devils Court House and Silvermine Bald. Alt. 6,040.

Chestnut Branch

rises in N Mitchell County and flows E into Left Fork Bean Creek.

Chestnut Cove

the valley through which Chestnut Cove Branch flows in NE Buncombe County.

Chestnut Cove Branch

rises in NE Buncombe County near Middle Mountain and flows W through Chestnut Cove into North Fork [Swannanoa River].

Chestnut Cove Creek

S Buncombe County near Chestnut Cove.

Chestnut Cove Knob

on the Jackson-Macon county line.