Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Little Chimney Knob |
S Macon County between Chimney Knob and Kimsey Gap. |
| Little Chinquapin Branch |
rises in W Jones County and flows E about 3½ mi. into Trent River. |
| Little Choga Creek |
rises in W Macon County and flows SE into Nantahala Lake. |
| Little Clay Knob |
peak in N Clay County between Tusquitee Gap and Tuni Creek. In 2003 state legislature directed county to rename peak. Some of the names by which this place has been known include highly offensive racial slurs. Tap or click to show or hide these offensive names.
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| Little Coharie Creek |
rises in NW Sampson County and flows SE to join Great Coharie Creek in forming Coharie River. |
| Little Coharie Township |
W Sampson County. |
| Little Cokey Swamp |
rises in W Edgecombe County and flows SE into Cokey Swamp. |
| Little Cold Water Creek |
rises in N Cabarrus County and flows S into Cold Water Creek. |
| Little Colington Island |
See Colington Island. |
| Little Colly Creek |
rises in E Bladen County and flows S into Colly Creek. |
