Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Glady Fork |
rises on the Buncombe-Henderson county line N of Glady Fork Gap and flows NW into South Hominy Creek. |
| Glady Fork Gap |
on the Buncombe-Henderson county line. |
| Gladys Branch |
rises in central Transylvania County and flows SW into Spanish Oak Branch. |
| Gladys Fork Gap |
at the head of Fletcher Creek in NW Henderson County. |
| Glasgow County |
formed in 1791 from Dobbs County, was named in honor of James Glasgow, secretary of state of North Carolina, 1777-98. The name was changed to Greene, which see, in 1799 when Glasgow was convicted of land fraud. Glasgow died in Tennessee in 1820. |
| Glass |
community in N Cabarrus County. Named for Peter Glass, an early German settler. |
| Glass Rock Knob |
on the McDowell-Yancey county line. |
| Glassmine Branch |
rises in NE Buncombe County and flows SW into North Fork [Swannanoa River]. |
| Glassmine Gap |
on Little Bald Mountain, SW Macon County. |
| Glassmine Mountain |
W Transylvania County between Lamance and Beasley Creeks. Named for the fact that isinglass (mica) was mined in the vicinity. |