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Some place names included in The North Carolina Gazetteer contain terms that are considered offensive.
"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 |
|---|---|
| Mountain Home |
community in N Henderson County. |
| Mountain Island |
town in NE Gaston County on Catawba River at Mountain Island Lake. Inc. 1891, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Formerly ferry site across Catawba River. See also Mountain Island Lake. |
| Mountain Island Branch |
rises in W Madison County and flows NE into French Broad River. |
| Mountain Island Lake |
on the Catawba River, Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties. Formed 1922-24. Covers 3,235 acres, with a shoreline of 61 mi. Owned by Duke Energy and site of hydroelectric power plant. See also Mount Heckler. |
| Mountain Park |
community in W Surry County est. 1913 and named for its mountain location in a parklike setting. |
| Mountain Region, Mountain Section |
or simply terms applied to the mountainous section of W North Carolina. The E limit of the region runs generally through Surry, Wilkes, Caldwell, Burke, Rutherford, and Polk Counties. The Indians referred to the area as Ottaray (Highlands). White settlers sometimes rendered the word into English as Otaré, which they translated as "Over Hills." See also Appalachian Mountains. |
| Mountain Run |
rises in E Caldwell County and flows S into Upper Little River. |
| Mountain Run Creek |
rises in W Rockingham Creek and flows into Mayo River. Named for Cedar Point Mountain, where creek originates. |
| Mountain Tea Branch |
rises near Henry Mountain in S Transylvania County and flows S into East Fork French Broad River. Named for the abundance of wintergreen that grows near the branch, the herb from which "mountain tea" is made. |
| Mountain Township |
SW Jackson County. |
