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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
Chunn Cove

central Buncombe County near the headwaters of Ross Creek.
Chunn Cove Creek

See Ross Creek.
Church Branch

rises in central Clay County and flows S between Matlock Creek and Moores Branch into Tusquitee Creek.
Church Island

a peninsula in E Currituck County extending into Currituck Sound. Coinjock Bay lies between its W shore and the mainland of the county. It is 5 mi. long, 1 mi. wide. Shown as Emperors Island on the Comberford map, 1657; as White Island on the Ogilby map, 1671; and as Church Island on the Moseley map, 1733. The W portion of the peninsula is known as Piney Island.
Churchill

community in NE Warren County. Post office est. there in 1884 but discontinued in 1905.
Churchland

community in W Davidson County.
Churchville

community in SW Montgomery County served by post office, 1830-36.
Cid

community in E Davidson County. Est. 1885. Named either for Sidney Muffley, superintendent of silver mine nearby; or for Cid, Scotland, by miners who came from there.
Cilley

See German's Hill.
Cindy Branch

rises in central Cherokee County and flows SE into Morgan Creek.