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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 Spruce Ridge |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a spur extending NE from Cataloochee Divide; center near lat. 35°33'35" N., long. 83°08'04" W., between Little Bald Branch and Bearpen Branch. |
| Little Steeltrap Creek |
rises in N Swain County and flows SW into Forney Creek. |
| Little Stone Mountain |
N Wilkes County on the W side of East Prong Roaring River. |
| Little Stonehouse Creek |
rises in E Warren County and flows NE into Lake Gaston. |
| Little Sugar Creek |
rises in central Mecklenburg County and flows SW into South Carolina, where it enters Sugar Creek. Appears as Shugan Creek on the Collet map, 1770, but with its present name on the Price map, 1808. |
| Little Sugar Loaf |
community in central Bladen County served by post office, 1870-1901. |
| Little Swamp |
rises in E Columbus County and flows SW into Juniper Creek. |
| Little Swamp Branch |
rises in SW Johnston County and flows SE into Mill Swamp Branch. |
| Little Swift Creek |
rises in NE Craven County and flows SW into Swift Creek. |
| Little Switzerland |
community and summer resort in NW McDowell County on the head of Threemile Creek. Alt. 3,500. Founded in 1910 as a summer resort by Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942). Named because of the supposed resemblance of the mountains of the area to those of Switzerland. See also Armstrong. |
