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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 |
|---|---|
| Observer |
community in SW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1900-1915. Named for local Observer School, which in turn was named for the Charlotte Observer |
| Ocala |
community in S Jackson County on Fowler Creek. |
| Occacock |
See Ocracoke. |
| Occam |
See Croatan Sound. |
| Occaneechi Mountain |
central Orange County S of the town of Hillsborough. Named for an Indian tribe mentioned frequently in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century records. The mountain is referred to in a letter of January 31, 1767, by Governor Tryon. Appears but is not named on the Collet map, 1770. Called Occaneeche Hills on the Kerr map, 1882. Alt. approx. 700. Now a local park. |
| Occoneechee Creek |
rises in W Northampton County and flows S into Roanoke River. The name is probably from the Tutelo Indian word yuhkañ (man). |
| Occoneechee Neck |
the W neck of Northampton County, is formed by a large bend in Roanoke River. |
| Occoneechee Township |
SW Northampton County. |
| Ocean |
community in W Carteret County served by post office, 1891-1927. |
| Ocean Isle Beach |
town on the Atlantic Ocean, S Brunswick County. Inc. 1959. |
