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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
Chimney Rock Township

W Rutherford County.
Chimney Top

peak on Piney Mountain, W central Polk County. Ostin Creek rises there. Alt. 1,500.
Chimneytop Mountain

in S Jackson County 1 mi. E of Hampton Lake and S of Rocky Mountain. Alt. 4,618. Known by the Cherokee Indians as Kayoo-lanta (a chimney).
China Creek

rises in S Watauga County about 1 mi. W of town of Blowing Rock and flows S into Thunderhole Creek in N Caldwell County.
China Grove

town in S Rowan County. Post office est. there in 1823; name changed to Luthersville in 1846, but in 1849 it was changed back to China Grove. Named for chinaberry trees growing there. Inc. 1889. Alt. 867.
China Grove Township

S Rowan County.
China Hill

community in SW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1829-40.
Chinkapin Creek

rises in N Union County and flows SE into Stewarts Creek.
Chinquapin

community in SE Duplin County, 1 mi. E of Northeast Cape Fear River. Name is an Algonquian Indian word for a kind of small chestnut. Produces tobacco, corn, and poultry. Birthplace of Caleb Bradham, inventor of Pepsi-Cola.
Chinquapin Branch

rises in W Jones County and flows E 4½ mi. to empty into Trent River. Also known as Big Chinquapin Branch.