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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 |
|---|---|
| Morven |
town in SE Anson County. Inc. 1883. Post office est. there in 1823 and named for Morven, Scotland, home of the mother of Hugh McKenzie, first postmaster. Alt. 341. |
| Morven Township |
SE Anson County. |
| Moscow |
community in NW Bladen County served by post office, 1892-1907. |
| Moseley County |
In about 1907 an unsigned petition was presented to the General Assembly proposing that a county be created from portions of Lenoir, Wayne, and Greene Counties, with the county seat at LaGrange. It was to be named for William D. Moseley (1795-1863), who was born near LaGrange and who was governor of Florida, 1845-49. The General Assembly apparently never acted on the petition. |
| Moseley Creek |
rises in Great Dover Swamp, W Craven County, and flows NW into Neuse River. For a part of its course, it forms the Craven-Lenoir county line. |
| Moseley Hall |
See LaGrange. |
| Moseley Hall Township |
NW Lenoir County. Named for plantation house of Moseley family. |
| Moseley's Cove |
S Pender County on Northeast Cape Fear River. Adjacent land once was owned by Edward Moseley (1682-1749), colonial surveyor general and member of the governor's council. |
| Moseley's Creek |
See Parrotts Creek. |
| Moseleys Point |
See Hornblower Point. |
