Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Chafin |
community in W Harnett County served by post office, 1890-1908. |
| Chainshot Island |
NE Carteret County in Core Sound, midway between Hog Island and Harbor Island. Named for a kind of shot consisting of two balls or half balls united by a short chain, formerly used in naval warfare to cut a ship's rigging or to sweep its decks. Named as early as the Moseley map, 1733. See also Hunting Quarter Sound. |
| Chairmaker Branch |
rises in central Clay County and flows NW into Tusquitee Creek. |
| Chairman |
community in NE Brunswick County. |
| Chalk Creek |
rises in N Rutherford County and flows SW into Cove Creek. |
| Chalk Level |
community in N Harnett County served by post office, 1855-1908. |
| Chalk Mountain |
See Toms Mountain. |
| Chalybeate (ka-lib-e-ate) |
community in N Harnett County. Settled 1760. Named for nearby springs containing salts of iron. Former health resort. Alt. 175. |
| Chambers |
community in SW Burke County. |
| Chambers Branch |
rises in E Haywood County on Chambers Mountain and flows S into Pigeon River. |