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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 |
|---|---|
| Owens Creek |
rises in W Warren County and flows SW into Fishing Creek. Appears on the MacRae map, 1833. |
| Owens Gap |
on the Jackson-Transylvania county line N of the head of West Fork French Broad River. Alt. 3,590. |
| Owens Knob |
S Wilkes County at the NE end of Gill Mountain. Alt. 1,350. The W. Kerr Scott Dam on Yadkin River is nearby. Named for one Owen, who lived there in 1752 when Moravian surveyors arrived. |
| Owens Point |
extends from E Onslow County into White Oak River. Probably named for either Thomas Owens or Benjamin Owens, two early settlers there. |
| Owens Store |
See Grove Hill. |
| Owensville |
See Roseboro. |
| Owl Branch |
rises in E Swain County near Rattlesnake Mountain and flows SW parallel to Adams Creek into Oconaluftee River. |
| Owl Creek |
rises in N Cherokee County and flows SW into Hiwassee River. |
| Owl Creek Gap |
N Cherokee County on Hanging Dog Mountain near the headwaters of Owl Creek. |
| Owl Knob |
on the Jackson-Swain county line SW of Rattlesnake Mountain. |
