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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 |
|---|---|
| Mount Regis |
See Norlina. |
| Mount Sequoyah |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Sevier County, Tenn., line, lat. 35°40' N., long. 83°18'15" W. Alt. approx. 6,000. Named for Sequoyah (1770?-1843), Indian who devised a Cherokee alphabet used in teaching thousands to read and write. |
| Mount Squires |
in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line between McCampbell Knob and Rocky Top near lat. 35°33'47" N., long. 83°44'30" W. Alt. 5,042. Named for state senator Mark Squires (1878-1938), a leader in the movement to establish the park. Formerly known as Little Bald. |
| Mount Sterling |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°42'10" N., long. 83°07'20" W. Alt. 5,835. Said to have been named by a woodcutter and logger from the town of Sterling, Ky. |
| Mount Sterling Creek |
rises in W Haywood County and flows NE into Pigeon River. |
| Mount Sterling Gap |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°42' N., long. 83°05'59" W. Alt. 3,887. |
| Mount Sterling Ridge |
W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Balsam Mountain extending NE from lat. 35°40'17" N., long. 83°10'55" W., forming the watershed between Big Creek and Cataloochee Creek. |
| Mount Tirzah |
community in S Person County. Named in 1783 by Col. Stephen Moore, Revolutionary soldier. A post office operated there, 1795-1906. |
| Mount Tirzah Township |
SE Person County. |
| Mount Ulla |
community in W Rowan County. Said to have been named for "a place in Ireland," probably the village of Oola. Wood Grove post office est. there in 1830; named for plantation home of Capt. Thomas Cowan, which still stands. Named changed to Mount Ulla in 1842 and to Rowan for a few months in 1900. Alt. 839. |
