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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 Shepherd Mountain |
W Randolph County between Uwharrie River and Little Caraway Creek. |
| Little Shoal Creek |
rises in W Cherokee County and flows SE into Shoal Creek. |
| Little Shocco Creek |
rises in SW Warren County and flows E into Shocco Creek. |
| Little Shuckstack |
mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NW Swain County, lat. 35°29'26" N., long. 83°48'37" W. Alt. 3,821. |
| Little Silver Creek |
rises in SW Burke County and flows NE into Silver Creek. |
| Little Singletary Lake |
a natural lake in N Bladen County; approx. 1½ mi. long and ¾ mi. wide. Fishing. See also Carolina Bays. |
| Little Snow Creek |
rises in N Stokes County and flows SE into Snow Creek. |
| Little Snowball Mountain |
N Buncombe County between Cherry Log Gap and Snowball Gap. Alt. 4,824. |
| Little Snowbird Creek |
rises in S Graham County and flows NE and NW into Snowbird Creek. |
| Little Spivey Creek |
rises in N Yancey County and flows W into Tennessee, where it enters Spivey Creek. |
