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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
Norton

community on Grassy Camp Creek and Norton Creek in SW Jackson County. Named for pioneer settler Roderick Norton. His son Richard was first postmaster.
Norton Branch

rises in S Macon County near Downs Mountain and flows NE into Little Tennessee River.
Norton Creek

rises in SW Jackson County and flows NE into Lake Thorpe.
Norton Fork Creek

rises in SW Madison County and flows NW into Spring Creek.
Norton Fork Gap

on the Buncombe-Madison county line between Chestnut Gap and Robinson Rough.
Norton Prong

rises in E Macon County and flows S into Big Creek.
Norval

community in W Harnett County served by post office, 1856-1908.
Norwood

town in SE Stanly County on Lake Tillery. Alt. 365. Post office est. there in 1826 and named for William C. Norwood, first postmaster. Inc. 1881.
Norwood Lake

See Lake Tillery.
Notla Township

S central Cherokee County.