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This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press. Used by permission of the publisher. For personal use and not for further distribution. Please submit permission requests for other use directly to the publisher.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Moore Inlet |
NE New Hanover County between Mason Inlet on the N and Masonboro Inlet on the s. The waters of Middle Sound enter the Atlantic Ocean through the inlet. Sometimes known as Wrightsville Inlet. |
| Moore Knob |
E Macon County between Ellijay Creek and North Prong Ellijay Creek. |
| Moore Mountain |
central Avery County. |
| Moore Springs Branch |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rises in NW Swain County and flows SW into Twentymile Creek. |
| Moore's Lake |
central Anson County. Formed 1948. Fed by two springs. Covers 11 acres; max. depth 24 ft. Fishing and boating. Took its name from owner Bernard W. Moore. |
| Moores Beach |
community in E Beaufort County on the N shore of Pamlico River, 35°23'51" N., 76°37'15" W. Formerly known also as Wade Point and Wades Point. |
| Moores Branch |
rises in central Clay County between Church Branch and Moss Branch and flows S into Tusquitee Creek. |
| Moores Corner |
community in S Pamlico County. |
| Moores Creek |
rises in SE Brunswick County and flows E into Orton Creek. |
| Moores Crossroads |
community in NE Johnston County. |
