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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
Christ Branch

See Banjo Branch.
Christ-Church Parish

See Craven Parish.
Christian Creek

rises in SE Buncombe County and flows NW into Swannanoa River.
Christie Ford

See Murphy.
Chronicle

community in SE Catawba County. Est. 1857. Named for Maj. William Chronicle, killed at Battle of Kings Mountain. Alt. 1,048.
Chublake

community in central Person County served by post office, 1884-1905.
Chuckle

community in N Wilkes County near East Prong Roaring River.
Chum Creek

rises in NE Rutherford County and flows S into Duncans Creek.
Chunky Gal Mountain

SE Clay County, extending SE from Riley Knob to Big Laurel. Alt. 4,986. Named by slim Indian maidens who delighted in the capture (by her father) of a heavyset Indian lass who had run away to marry a young brave against her family's wishes.
Chunky Pipe Creek

rises in central Durham County and flows E into Little Lick Creek.