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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
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Ayden |
town in S Pitt County. Inc. 1891. Name changed to Harriston in 1895 but changed back to Ayden in 1899. Alt. 64. Produces canned foods. |
| Ayden Branch |
rises in N Swain County and flows S into Beech Flats Prong. |
| Ayden Township |
SW Pitt County. |
| Aydlett |
community on the W shore of Currituck Sound in central Currituck County. Probably named for first postmaster around 1909. |
| Ayersville |
community in NE Stokes County served by post office, 1833-1915. Named for first postmaster, James Ayers. |
| Ayles Creek |
rises in E Yancey County and flows NE into Little Crabtree Creek. |
| Ayr |
former community in W Rutherford County near Lake Lure. Site of a pre-Civil War tannery that made saddles for the Confederate army during the war. A Scotsman, Francis Reynolds, operated the tannery and named the community for his native town. Post office est. there 1880, closed 1911. |
| Azalea |
community in central Buncombe County, E of Asheville. Known as Gudger's Ford until renamed for the flowering shrub. Alt. 2,052. |
| Babbit's Pond |
See Parrish's Pond. |
| Bacchus |
community in E Yancey County. |
