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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 |
|---|---|
| Ore Hill |
See Mount Vernon Springs. |
| Ore Knob |
N Haywood County between Fall Branch and Hurricane Creek. |
| Oregon |
See South Creek. |
| Oregon Hill |
community in N Rockingham County served by post office, 1853-66 and 1868-1909. Located between the heads of Quaqua and Lovelace Creeks. It is said that a man stopped there early in the nineteenth century on his way to Oregon but never got any farther, so he called the site Oregonville and the name evolved. Nearby Guerrant Springs was a popular resort later in the century and into the early 1900s. |
| Oregon Inlet |
E Dare County from Pamlico Sound into the Atlantic Ocean between S tip of Bodie Island and N tip of Pea Island. Formed by a hurricane on September 7, 1846. Named for the first vessel to pass through, the side-wheeler Oregon State-operated free ferry across the inlet now replaced by the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, approx. 2½ mi. long, which opened in December 1963; named for N.C. congressman Herbert C. Bonner (1891-1965). |
| Oregon Inlet Coast Guard Station |
E Dare County on Pea Island near Oregon Inlet. First est. as Bodie's Island Lifesaving Station in 1874; name later changed. The Life-saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service joined in 1915 to form U.S. Coast Guard. |
| Oregonville Township |
former township in E Rockingham County. Name changed in 1887 to Ruffin. |
| Orenburg |
See Harris. |
| Orfords Pond |
See Sunset Lake. |
| Organ Church |
community in S Rowan County served by post office, 1851-1906. |
