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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 Ulla Township |
W central Rowan County. |
| Mount Vernon |
crossroads community in central Rutherford County between Catheys Creek and Second Broad River. |
| Mount Vernon Springs |
community in W Chatham County. The springs, a popular resort area in the early and middle nineteenth century, are approx. 1 mi. w; known earlier as Hickory Springs. The present community was inc. as Ore Hill in 1907, but the charter was repealed in 1913. Named for the home of George Washington. Alt. 500. See also Wilcox Iron Works. |
| Mount Willing |
W Orange County on the head of Toms Creek. |
| Mount Yonaguska |
on the Haywood-Swain county line between Tricorner Knob and Luftee Knob in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near lat. 35°41'40" N., long. 83°14'53" W. Alt. 6,150. Named for Yonaguska, chief of the Cherokee Indians. |
| Mount Zion |
community in W Wilkes County on Stony Fork Creek. Named for a Baptist church that was organized there in 1849. |
| Mountain Branch |
rises in N Stokes County and flows E into Snow Creek. |
| Mountain Canal |
E Washington County, extends NE from Lake Phelps to Scuppernong River. |
| Mountain Creek |
rises in S Alexander County and flows S into Catawba River. |
| Mountain Creek Township |
SE Catawba County. |
