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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 |
|---|---|
| Old Sheep Knob |
N Cleveland County. Alt. 1,497. |
| Old Skinnersville |
See Skinnersville. |
| Old Sneedsborough |
abandoned town in SE Anson County on Pee Dee River. Laid out in 1795 to be at the head of navigation on the Pee Dee River and named for Honora Sneyd, stepmother of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, founder of the town. Navigation was not developed sufficiently, and the town declined after about 30 years. Post office est. about 1803; closed 1883. Sneedsborough was famous for its inn. John J. McRae, governor of Mississippi (1854-58) and a member of U.S. and Confederate Congresses, was born there. See also McFarlan. |
| Old Sow, The |
tidal-marsh island in Pamlico Sound off the SE tip of Goose Creek Island, NE Pamlico Sound. |
| Old Sparta |
town in S Edgecombe County on Tar River. Inc. as Sparta, 1876, and reincorporated as Old Sparta, 1903. No longer active in municipal affairs. Post office est. 1829; probably came to be called Old Sparta after Sparta, county seat of Alleghany County, est. 1859, began to thrive. |
| Old Stanhope |
See Spring Hope. |
| Old Station Gap |
central Madison County between Brush Creek and Walnut Creek. |
| Old Topsail Creek |
rises in S Pender County and flows S into Topsail Sound. |
| Old Topsail Inlet |
S Pender County, through which waters of Topsail Sound enter the Atlantic Ocean. It lies between New Topsail Inlet on the N and Rich Inlet on the s. |
| Old Town |
community in central Forsyth County. Settled 1753 by first Moravians to arrive at the Wachovia tract from Pennsylvania. First named Bethabara, or House of Passage, since it was intended to be a temporary settlement. After 1766, when Salem was begun, Bethabara declined. The post office, est. 1832, ceased to be called Bethabara in 1835 and was changed to Old Town. |
