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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 River Township |
NE Montgomery County. |
| Little Roaring Creek |
rises in NW Avery County and flows E into Cranberry Creek. |
| Little Rock |
community in E Rockingham County served by post office, 1850-53. Known later as Ruffin, which see. |
| Little Rock Branch |
rises in SW Macon County and flows SW into Nantahala River. |
| Little Rock Creek |
rises in E Mitchell County and flows SW into Big Rock Creek. |
| Little Rock Creek Township |
NE Mitchell County. |
| Little Rock Knob |
on the Mitchell County, N.C.-Carter County, Tenn., line. Alt. approx. 4,920. |
| Little Rockfish Creek |
rises in Fort Bragg Military Reservation on the Cumberland-Hoke county line and flows SE along the line to Lake William, where it enters W Cumberland County and flows SE to enter Rockfish Creek at town of Hope Mills. |
| Little Rockhouse Creek |
rises in central Rockingham County and flows N and W into Dan River. Also known as Roach's Creek, which see. |
| Little Rocky Creek |
See Olin Creek. |
