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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.

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Place Description
Northview

community in N Lee County.
Northwest

community in NE Brunswick County.
Northwest Creek

rises in E Craven County and flows S into Neuse River.
Northwest Ditch

drains water from NW Camden County (Dismal Swamp) to the SE into Cross Canal.
Northwest Fork [Alligator River]

rises in S central Tyrrell County and flows SE into Alligator River.
Northwest Parish

Church of England, Bertie County and later Northampton County, was est. in 1727 by the division of Society Parish in the NW part of the county. In 1741 the parish became Northampton County and, except for a part of the parish in the e, was renamed St. George's Parish in 1758. The following year, the remaining part of Northwest Parish became a part of Hertford County and St. Barnabas’ Parish. Northwest Parish, therefore, ceased to exist.
Northwest Point

the NW tip of Roanoke Island, central Dare County, that extends into Croatan Sound.
Northwest Prong Creek

rises in NW Carteret County and flows S into Newport River.
Northwest River

rises in Norfolk County, Va., and flows SE into Currituck County, where it empties into Tull Bay and North Landing River. Prior to the opening of the Dismal Swamp Canal, Northwest River flowed from Lake Drummond, Va., to Currituck Sound. Appears on the Ogilby map, 1671.
Northwest Township

N Brunswick County.