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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
Chestnut Orchard Ridge

NW Cherokee County extending SE from Bryson Lead to Turkey Pen Hollow and Copper Creek.
Chestnut Ridge

SE Macon County, extends S from Cullasaja River to Dog Mountain.
Chestnut Ridge Creek

rises in E Jackson County and flows SW into Piney Mountain Creek.
Chestnut Stamp Knob

N Clay County at the NE end of Evans Ridge.
Chestnut Top

on Buncombe-Henderson county line. Alt. 3,069.
Chestnutwood Ridge

W Avery County.
Chetola Lake

S Watauga County on Middle Fork [South Fork New River] N of town of Blowing Rock. Formed by a dam constructed in 1920; also fed by Stringfellow Branch. Covers 15 acres, with a max. depth of 20 ft.
Chicamacomico

the name given to three communities on N part of Outer Banks, E Dare County, S of Pea Island: formerly North Rodanthe, South Rodanthe, and Clarks, now known as Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo.
Chicamacomico Banks

the name commonly given to Pea Island in E Dare County. The name appears on John Lawson's map, 1709, as Chickinnaccomac. A portion of the word is believed to be derived from an Algonquian word for "sinking-down sand."
Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station

in the community of Rodanthe on N Hatteras Island in E Dare County. Est. in 1874 as Lifesaving Station. Lifesaving Service and Revenue Cutter Service joined to form U.S. Coast Guard in 1915. Decommissioned, 1954.